smell what someone is stepping in

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smell what someone is stepping in

verb smells what someone is stepping in · smelling what someone is stepping in · smelled what someone was stepping in · smelt what someone was stepping in

  1. humorous, idiomatic Synonym of pick up what someone is putting down. “I have seen it before. I'll get the carriage ready and meet you two at the paddock,” says Wilson. ... “There were a lot of British sailors on the Hougoumont and you know how sailor's talk. ... You smell what I'm stepping in?

    Similar: pick up what someone is putting down

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@misc{smell_what_someone_is_stepping_in_2026,
  title = {smell what someone is stepping in},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/smell%20what%20someone%20is%20stepping%20in},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}