smell a rat 事有蹊蹺
貓即使看不見老鼠，也可以聞出躲藏在暗處的老鼠。
沒有直接的證據或跡象，但憑直覺感到可疑。
Ex: I smelt a rat when Noah offered to sell me the car at a very low price, so I turned down his offer on the spot. Good thing that I'd made such a decision, as the car turned out to be stolen.
Ex: I smelt a rat when Noah offered to sell me the car at a very low price, so I turned down his offer on the spot. Good thing that I'd made such a decision, as the car turned out to be stolen.
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Good thing that I'd made such a decision 幸好我做了這決定
* the car turned out to be stolen 原來是部贓車
* the car turned out to be stolen 原來是部贓車
fishy = suspicious
It seems fishy that all the services here are free of charge.
It is suspicious that he said he was at home at the time but actually he wasn't.
It seems fishy that all the services here are free of charge.
It is suspicious that he said he was at home at the time but actually he wasn't.
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