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smell sth/sb out
smell sth/sb out MAINLY UK (US USUALLY sniff sth/sb out) — phrasal verb with smell /smel/ verb (smelled or UK ALSO smelt, smelled or UK smelt)
► F0 to discover where something or someone is by smelling: » At customs, dogs are used to smell out drugs in passengers' luggage.Thesaurus+: ↑Smells and smellingThesaurus+: ↑Finding and discovering |