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    smell a rat

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    B1
    idiomIdiomTo suspect that something is wrong or that someone is being dishonest.
    I smell a rat; I think he's lying to us.

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    Animal idioms and expressions in English

    13:04Animal idioms and expressions in English
    • I said that today, and I meant "smell a rat," and that's one of them you're going to learn today.

      I said that today, and I meant "smell a rat," and that's one of them you're going to learn today.

    • and I meant "smell a rat." And that's one of them you're going to learn today.

      and I meant "smell a rat." And that's one of them you're going to learn today.

    A2

    2632 - Don’t Be a Rat! Expressions for Betraying Someone’s Trust

    11:312632 - Don’t Be a Rat! Expressions for Betraying Someone’s Trust
    • Or have you ever heard like, "I smell a rat"?

      Or have you ever heard like, "I smell a rat"?

    • This means we have a rat or I smell a rat.

      This means we have a rat or I smell a rat.

    B1