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Smell a Rat

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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dee-terror

Ghana

being suspicious

06:35 PM Oct 07 2007 |

dee-terror

Ghana

i hav heard it b/4

06:34 PM Oct 07 2007 |

damir123

damir123

Uzbekistan

Thank for an idiomSurprised


10:22 AM Oct 07 2007 |

sardaga

China

thaks for this idiom,i like it

03:13 AM Oct 07 2007 |

nlgnclgl_E

nlgnclgl_E

Turkey

hehe this idiom is nearly same idiom in my native language

02:41 AM Oct 07 2007 |

lind@

lind@

Algeria

lol i thaught that u r from constantine;the capital of East  Algeria.anyway,it's nice to know u Laughing

10:46 PM Oct 06 2007 |

ahmedkl22

Sudan

it is nice of you ,that will be usefull for us ,we get new idiom and a nice way for writing

10:09 PM Oct 06 2007 |

lind@

lind@

Algeria

frankly,when i red this title"smell a rat" i thaught  that u mean the real meaning of this title..i said in myself:pffffff;what a crazy order is that?? lol

But now,i know the meaning very well n i'll use it in similar cases.           thx a lot

   btw.im from constantine too.Wink


                                        

08:24 PM Oct 06 2007 |

Savelyeva

Russian Federation

ok.thanks a lot!!!it is very useful to repeat it. I have heart it before on my english lesson

07:49 PM Oct 06 2007 |

hihibaby

China

good idiom~~

06:09 AM Oct 06 2007 |

RaneeConstantine

Indonesia

Thanks 4 ur comments! I really appreciate what you've written here… :) Happy Studying English :)

 

Bye now!

12:18 AM Oct 06 2007 |

sloom22

sloom22

Palestinian Territory, Occupied

its  so  funy  and  very nice   thanksKiss

08:22 PM Oct 05 2007 |

poopypens

poopypens

Russian Federation

i smell a rat when i'm hungry!!!

07:10 PM Oct 05 2007 |

Duyen Tran

Viet Nam

This is the first time, I've read this Website. Thanks very much !

09:40 AM Oct 05 2007 |

honeyf

Turkey

hi ı heard it before but ı ddidnt know it means. tahanks.

01:18 PM Oct 04 2007 |

peterman

peterman

Syrian Arab Republic

Thank you very much,

I've never heard of this before. 

12:39 PM Oct 04 2007 |

bivn20077002

Viet Nam

thank

this is a first time i hear that

 

08:31 AM Oct 04 2007 |

blackmamba

Bulgaria

s.th wrong

10:59 AM Oct 03 2007 |

mo.mo

mo.mo

China

this is very easy :)

    thanks your idiom

10:35 AM Oct 03 2007 |

Ah ling

China

the idioms are interesting ,but sometimes i find it difficult to understand them.

01:49 AM Oct 03 2007 |

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