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smells what someone is stepping in

smells what someone is stepping in is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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Smells what someone is stepping in is the third-person singular simple present indicative of smell what someone is stepping in.

Words near smells what someone is stepping in in the dictionary

  1. smells of the shop
  2. smells out
  3. smells the barn
  4. smells the coffee
  5. smells up
  6. smells what someone is stepping in
  7. smellscape
  8. smellscapes
  9. smellsome
  10. smelly
  11. smelly freckle

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