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stink like a mackerel
Verb
figuratively
Japanese Meaning
非常に臭う、嫌なにおいを放つ / （比喩的に）非常に不審な、または信頼のおけない印象を与える
（ present singular third-person ）
（ participle present ）
（ past ）
（ participle past ）
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(simile) To reek; to smell terrible. / (simile, figuratively) To smell fishy, to stink to high heaven (to look extremely suspicious or unconvincing)
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stink like a mackerel
When he came back from the harbor, his coat began to stink like a mackerel.
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When he came back from the harbor, his coat began to stink like a mackerel.
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