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smell a rat

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smell a rat

to start to believe that something is wrong about a situation, especially that someone is being dishonest. She smelled a rat when she phoned him at the office where he was supposed to be working late and he wasn't there.

See also: rat, smell

smell a rat

to believe something is wrong. When my husband started working late three or four times a week, I smelled a rat.

See also: rat, smell

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