smell a rat
US /smɛl ə ræt/
UK /smɛl ə ræt/
1.
sentir l'arnaque, sentir le roussi
to suspect that something is wrong or that someone is trying to trick you
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When he offered to pay for everything, I started to smell a rat.
Quand il a proposé de tout payer, j'ai commencé à sentir l'arnaque.
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The police smelled a rat when the suspect's story kept changing.
La police a senti l'arnaque quand l'histoire du suspect n'arrêtait pas de changer.