Direction: In the following questions four alternatives are given for the Idiom/Phrase in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
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Smell a rat
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- Suspect something wrong
- Smell a burned rat
- Smell a rotten rat
- Smell something right
Correct Option: A
Suspect something wrong Smell a rat = begin to suspect trickery or deception. Look at the sentence : When she died, investigators were called in who soon smelt a rat.
