smell a rat
Example Sentences
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Google says it’s part of a “long-standing policy” against creating games that take advantage of “sensitive events,” but some employees smell a rat.
From The Verge • Oct. 16, 2019
Pilger said that she would often call him, early in the morning, after hearing of a military operation or a surgical air strike somewhere and say, “ ‘I smell a rat.’
From The New Yorker • Sep. 18, 2019
Just who at this company of divas, nerds and snakes will be the first to smell a rat?
From New York Times • Dec. 19, 2018
Some Barbudans smell a rat, a land grab that could lead to large-scale development.
From Washington Post • Sep. 30, 2017
I don’t answer, as I’m still undecided as to whether I smell a rat.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
