Idioms:
to smell a rat
If you smell a rat you are suspicious about something you have heard or, seen.
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- A salesman came to my door the other day trying to sell me life insurance.
He said I wouldn't have to pay anything for the first three months but he would need my credit
card details and my bank account details. I smelled a rat and sent him packing.
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A and B are security screeners at an airport.
- A:- Look at the x-ray of this suitcase, will you!
- B:- Hmmm, that's an unusual shape inside the case. What do you think it
could be?
- A:- I don't know, but I smell a rat. We'd better take a closer look.
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- My son washed up the dishes the other day, and he tidied up his room, and he offered to tidy up the garden,
all without being asked. I smell a rat! He's after something.
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Two detectives are discussing a suspected burglar they have been interviewing.
- A:- What did the suspect tell you?
- B:- He told me that on the night of the burglary he was sitting at home
watching baseball.
- A:- Did you ask him which game he was watching?
- B:- Yes, he said he was watching Kashima Antlers against Yokohama
Marinos?
- A:- Eh? But they are soccer teams, aren't they?
- B:- Yes, they are.
- A:- Don't you smell a rat somewhere?
- B:- I do.
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- I received an email the other day purporting to be from my bank. It asked me to log onto a site
and enter my password and my account number. I smelled a rat so I deleted the email.
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a-f |
g-l |
m-r |
s-z |
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cut to the chase |
get cold feet |
make a meal of |
smell a rat |
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face the music |
lose the plot |
pull your socks up |
watch paint dry |
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