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he who smelt it dealt it

he who smelt it dealt it proverb: a person who calls attention to or complains about a flatus is likely trying to pretend it wasn't their own.

Proverb

he who smelt it dealt it

  1. (colloquial, originally) A person who calls attention to or complains about a flatus is likely trying to pretend it wasn't their own.
  2. (broadly, colloquial) A person calling attention to or complaining about a given problem may in fact be the source of the problem.

Synonyms of he who smelt it dealt it

Forms of he who smelt it dealt it

alternative formwhoever smelt it dealt it
alternative formyou smelt it, you dealt it

Questions about he who smelt it dealt it

What does he who smelt it dealt it mean?
He who smelt it dealt it means a person who calls attention to or complains about a flatus is likely trying to pretend it wasn't their own.
What part of speech is he who smelt it dealt it?
He who smelt it dealt it is a proverb.

Words near he who smelt it dealt it in the dictionary

  1. he who hesitates is lost
  2. he who laughs last laughs best
  3. he who laughs last laughs hardest
  4. he who pays the piper calls the tune
  5. he who said the rhyme did the crime
  6. he who smelt it dealt it
  7. he who sups with the devil should have a long spoon
  8. he'd
  9. he'd've
  10. he'da
  11. he'e holua

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