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Meaning of smell what someone is stepping in | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C2

Definitions

Forma verbal. Verb. [C2]

Examples

““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?”

CEFR level

C2

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

smelled smelled a rat smelled blood smelled like a rose smelled like a tart's bedroom smelled like a tart's boudoir