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sniff out
verb
- tr, adverb to detect through shrewdness or instinct
Idioms and Phrases
Uncover, as If there's anything to that rumor, Gladys will sniff it out . This expression alludes to an animal sniffing for prey. [First half of 1900s]Example Sentences
The rats are trained to sniff out chemicals that are found in landmines and other weapons abandoned on battlefields.
“Not every spy is to your flavor of monogamy,†Kathryn tells George when he organizes a dinner party to begin sniffing out the mole under false pretenses.
Big gaming companies are already sniffing out new ways to make games more immersive.
Artists can sniff out genius from fakes, and Thanos sure looks like a parody of a pretender T.O.P. has encountered in the wild.
In the past, these rats have been used to find land mines, sniff out diseases, and help search for people after earthquakes.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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