Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smell what someone is stepping in

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.85 in modern English

Syllables: smell what -some-one is step-ping in
IPA

43

Scrabble Score

28

Letters

4

Syllables

13

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of pick up what someone is putting down.

Humorous

Example Sentences

"“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?"

Usage

Humorous

Inflected Forms

smells what someone is stepping in (present, singular) smelling what someone is stepping in (participle, present) smelled what someone was stepping in (participle, past) smelled what someone was stepping in (past) smelt what someone was stepping in (participle, past) smelt what someone was stepping in (past)

Synonyms

pick up what someone is putting down

Questions

What does smell what someone is stepping in mean?: Synonym of pick up what someone is putting down.

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