Meaning of the word "smell a rat" in English
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smell a rat
US /smɛl ə ræt/
UK /smɛl ə ræt/
Idiom
1.
to suspect that something is wrong or that someone is trying to trick you
Example:
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When he offered to pay for everything, I started to smell a rat.
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The police smelled a rat when the suspect's story kept changing.
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