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sniff out

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sniff out
vb
(tr, adverb) to detect through shrewdness or instinct
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Verb1.sniff out - recognize or detect by or as if by smellingsniff out - recognize or detect by or as if by smelling; "He can smell out trouble"
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? sniff out
vt sep (lit, fig inf)aufspüren; crime, plotaufdecken


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They are trained to sniff out everything from explosives and weapons, to drugs and cash, and assist the police in finding evidence, giving much-needed support at football matches, sniffing out drugs, assisting on armed raids and helping to retrieve escaped prisoners.
Marianne used her search dog Leanna to sniff out deadly weapons as giant Chinook helicopters swooped in with paratroopers from 3rd Battalion, The Parachute Regiment.
 
 
 
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