Meanings
present singular third person smells what someone is stepping in · participle present smelling what someone is stepping in · participle past smelled what someone was stepping in · past smelled what someone was stepping in · participle past smelt what someone was stepping in · past smelt what someone was stepping in
- humorousidiomaticSynonym 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?
2021 February 5, Stan Pinato, ACES High, FriesenPress, →ISBN, page 277Synonyms: pick up what someone is putting down
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of pick up what someone is putting down.
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smell what someone is stepping in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smell%20what%20someone%20is%20stepping%20in
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