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smell what someone is stepping in

smell what someone is stepping in verb: synonym of pick up what someone is putting down.

Verb

smell what someone is stepping in (third-person singular simple present smells what someone is stepping in, present participle smelling what someone is stepping in, simple past and past participle smelled what someone was stepping in or smelt what someone was stepping in)

  1. (humorous, idiomatic) Synonym 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 277

Synonyms of smell what someone is stepping in

Forms of smell what someone is stepping in

third-person singular presentsmells what someone is stepping in
present participlesmelling what someone is stepping in
past participlesmelled what someone was stepping in
pastsmelled what someone was stepping in
past participlesmelt what someone was stepping in
pastsmelt what someone was stepping in

Questions about smell what someone is stepping in

What does smell what someone is stepping in mean?
Smell what someone is stepping in means synonym of pick up what someone is putting down.
What part of speech is smell what someone is stepping in?
Smell what someone is stepping in is a verb.
What is the past tense of smell what someone is stepping in?
The past tense of smell what someone is stepping in is smelled what someone was stepping in.

Words near smell what someone is stepping in in the dictionary

  1. smell the coffee
  2. smell the roses
  3. smell trap
  4. smell traps
  5. smell up
  6. smell what someone is stepping in
  7. smell ya later
  8. smell you later
  9. smell-alike
  10. smell-alikes
  11. smell-brain

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