English Dictionary

smell what someone is stepping in

動詞

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(idiomatic, humorous) Alternative form of pick up what someone is putting down.

日本語の意味

相手の言いたいことや、暗に示している意図を理解すること。 / 相手の発言や行動に込められたニュアンスや冗談を察すること。

If you can't smell what someone is stepping in, you're missing the joke.

もし誰かの言わんとしていることを汲み取れないなら、そのジョークが分からないよ。

意味（1）

(idiomatic, humorous) Alternative form of pick up what someone is putting down.

“I have seen it before. I'll get the carriage ready and meet you two at the paddock,” says Wilson. ... “There were a lot of British sailors on the Hougoumont and you know how sailor's talk. ... You smell what I'm stepping in?

smells what someone is stepping in （ present singular third-person ）

smelling what someone is stepping in （ participle present ）

smelled what someone was stepping in （ participle past ）

smelled what someone was stepping in （ past ）

smelt what someone was stepping in （ participle past ）

smelt what someone was stepping in （ past ）