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 Posted: Wed Nov 19, 2008 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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It can be taken literally -- something stinks, smells bad -- or figuratively -- something seems to be wrong here.
Fred offers you a deal that seems too good to be true, but you are suspicious. Something smells about this deal.
We also sometimes say that something doesn't pass the smell test.
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