cheirar a esturro

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “to smell something burned”

Verb

cheirar a esturro (first-person singular present cheiro a esturro, first-person singular preterite cheirei a esturro, past participle cheirado a esturro)

1. (Portugal, reflexive, idiomatic) To sense something suspicious, to smell a rat, to smell something fishy

   Synonyms: (Portugal) aqui há gato, (Brazil) tem caroço nesse angu

   Cheira-me a esturro.

   I smell something fishy.