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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

smell what someone is stepping in en · VERB

Meanings

  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:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
smelled what someone was stepping in Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
smelled what someone was stepping in Tense=Past lexicographic
smelling what someone is stepping in Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
smelt what someone was stepping in Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
smelt what someone was stepping in Tense=Past lexicographic
smells what someone is stepping in Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Synonyms

pick up what someone is putting down