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smell out

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Verb1.smell outsmell out - recognize or detect by or as if by smelling; "He can smell out trouble"
nose out, scent out, sniff out
2.smell out - become aware of not through the senses but instinctively; "I sense his hostility"; "i smell trouble"; "smell out corruption"
sense, smell
perceive - become conscious of; "She finally perceived the futility of her protest"
Translations
? smell out
vt sep
rabbit, traitor etc → aufspüren; plot → aufdecken
these onions are smelling the house out! → die Zwiebeln verpesten das ganze Haus!


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