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smell a rat

IPA(Pronunciation)
Verb
idiomatic
Japanese Meaning
何か疑わしいことがあると察知する / 身の回りに隠された意図や悪意を感じ取る
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会計士が紛失した資金について説明できなかったとき、理事会は何かおかしいと疑い始めた。

present singular third-person

participle present

participle past

past

participle past

past

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(idiomatic) To sense something suspicious.

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smell a rat

When the accountant couldn't explain the missing funds, the board began to smell a rat.

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When the accountant couldn't explain the missing funds, the board began to smell a rat.

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