Smelling what someone is stepping in, she recoiled before opening the door.

Our dog always smells what someone is stepping in and then whimpers to lead us away.

Everyone trusts Marcus because he knows which end is up when a crisis hits.

She restored order to the cluttered workshop in a day, knowing which end is up.

She had known which end is up long before she wrote the manual.

After three chaotic weeks at the startup, she finally knew which end is up and could start organizing the team.

I don't like how he backed out, but a deal is a deal, so we'll hold him to it.

When the board investigated the leak, it became clear that the call is coming from inside the house and the problem is homegrown, not the result of outside interference.

After hearing their plan to colonize Mars with kites, it is to laugh.

When she landed the lead role despite being older than most candidates, her agent shrugged and said, 'age is just a number,' and she proved it on opening night.