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Definition of smell right

smell right

verb

  • to be legitimate, trustworthy, moral, etc. Usually used to reflect a person's sense or intuition, rather than known facts.
    Something doesn't smell right about this deal.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

    Citation from Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (2005 film) censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.

    Last edited on Nov 10 2015. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Nov 10 2015.

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Other terms relating to 'smell':

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