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Smell a Rat

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Smell a Rat

Date: May 22 2007

Topic: Idioms and Slang

Author: RaneeConstantine

Lesson

How come the front door is open? Didn't you close it before we went shopping?

I'm sure I did. I can't understand it.

Frankly, I smell a rat.

Me, too. I'm convinced that something is definitely wrong here.

We'd better call the police.

 

Smell a Rat = (feel that something is wrong) 

 

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klukva

klukva

Russian Federation

Let's start to use it

07:00 PM Feb 21 2008 |

suhad

suhad

Svalbard and Jan Mayen

thank uuuuuuuuuuu

 

11:11 AM Feb 21 2008 |

thareja.sachin

India

It was good , I don't know the meaning before entering in the Ebaby now i know

09:34 AM Feb 21 2008 |

Sandy_xiaoyu

China

thank u!

08:59 AM Feb 21 2008 |

duongngan87

Viet Nam

thank you so much for this idiom, it's very interesting and I like it.

05:31 AM Feb 21 2008 |

duongngan87

Viet Nam

it's so interesting, This is the first time I heard about this idiom, thanks so much. Hope that all members of baby will share more nice idiom in next time. Thanks again!

05:28 AM Feb 21 2008 |

andresmontoya

Ecuador

Hi everybody I need to learn English please help me

03:27 AM Feb 21 2008 |

joshuayoon

joshuayoon

United States

good

10:32 PM Feb 20 2008 |

rooia

rooia

Iraq

Surprised

06:45 AM Feb 20 2008 |

marcopaulo

marcopaulo

Brazil

"Com a pulga atrás da orelha", in Portuguese.

And "To rat on someone"?

07:35 PM Feb 16 2008 |

marcopaulo

marcopaulo

Brazil

In Brazilian Portuguese, we would say:

"Com a pulga atrás da orelha".

07:29 PM Feb 16 2008 |

marcopaulo

marcopaulo

Brazil

In Brazilian Portuguese, we would say:
“Com a pulga atrás da orelha”.

07:27 PM Feb 16 2008 |

marcopaulo

marcopaulo

Brazil

In Brazilian Portuguese it would be:

"Com a pulga atrás da orelha".

07:26 PM Feb 16 2008 |

ajooba_tara

India

Great …

09:28 AM Feb 16 2008 |

bharat.rai@hotmail.com

Nepal

i smell a rat in your sweet sweetness.

03:28 AM Feb 12 2008 |

bharat.rai@hotmail.com

Nepal

i smell a rat in your point of vew.

03:26 AM Feb 12 2008 |

bharat.rai@hotmail.com

Nepal

this ebsby i smell a rat.

03:23 AM Feb 12 2008 |

azuquitar

Guatemala

is nice expresion, some time one friend he said me smell a rat and I never can understand it. but I know it.thanks for all.

05:21 PM Feb 11 2008 |

beto.fon.gio

Brazil

"I small a rat" it is new for me.

04:02 PM Feb 11 2008 |

lxjvictor

lxjvictor

China

Smell a rat it's very good . I never heared it before,I Like it.

01:51 PM Jan 31 2008 |

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