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smelled what someone was stepping in

smelled what someone was stepping in is the simple past and past participle of smell what someone is stepping in.

Meaning of smell what someone is stepping in

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

Questions about smelled what someone was stepping in

What is smelled what someone was stepping in the simple past and past participle of?
Smelled what someone was stepping in is the simple past and past participle of smell what someone is stepping in.

Words near smelled what someone was stepping in in the dictionary

  1. smelled of the shop
  2. smelled out
  3. smelled the barn
  4. smelled the coffee
  5. smelled up
  6. smelled what someone was stepping in
  7. smeller
  8. smeller out
  9. smellers
  10. smellers out
  11. smellest

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