"SMELL A RAT"
When we feel that something someone or something is not honest, we smell a rat.
Example: I smell a rat. If John was off from work all week because he was sick, why has he got a suntan?
Sospechar algo.
Example sentences:
- I think my girlfriend is seeing another man. I smell a rat. She told me she went out with Donna last night, but I saw Donna today and she said she hadn't seen my girlfriend this week / Creo que mi novia está viendo a otro hombre. Lo sospecho; ella me dijo que salió con Donna anoche, pero vi a Donna hoy y me dijo que no había visto a mi novia esta semana.
- I started to smell a rat when he said he was working late, but when I drove past his office all the lights were off / Empecé a sospechar cuando dijo que estaba trabajando hasta tarde, pero cuando pasé por su oficina todas las luces estaban apagadas.
Additional examples:
- The first time I smelled a rat was when he said I would treble my money if I invested in his company.
- Bob had something to do with this. The minute I came in, I smelled a rat. Sure enough, I had been robbed.
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