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sniff out

vb

(tr, adverb) to detect through shrewdness or instinct

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sniff out

sniff out - recognize or detect by or as if by smelling; "He can smell out trouble"

nose out, scent out, smell out

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vt sep (lit, fig inf) → aufspüren; crime, plot → aufdecken

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