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I Smell Rat Suspicious Smelled Started Nice Honest

The expression "to smell a rat" means to suspect that something is not honest or that there is deceit involved.

L'espressione "to smell a rat" significa sospettare che qualcosa non sia onesto o che ci sia un inganno.

Idiom to smell a rat
Definition to see something suspicious in what someone says or does
Examples - I smelled a rat as soon as she started trying to be nice to me.
- I smell a rat. I can't believe he is really as honest as he pretends.

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