Smell+out

  • 81To cast out — Cast Cast (k[.a]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cast}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Casting}.] [Cf. Dan. kaste, Icel. & Sw. kasta; perh. akin to L. {gerere} to bear, carry. E. jest.] 1. To send or drive by force; to throw; to fling; to hurl; to impel. [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 82Bringing Out the Dead — Infobox Film name = Bringing Out the Dead image size = 200px caption = original film poster imdb id = 0163988 writer = Paul Schrader, Joe Connelly (novel) producer = Barbara De Fina, Scott Rudin director = Martin Scorsese starring = Nicolas Cage… …

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  • 83sniff out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you sniff out something, you discover it after some searching. [INFORMAL] [V P n (not pron)] ...journalists who are trained to sniff out sensation or scandal. [V P n (not pron)] ...those who like sniffing out bargains. [Also V… …

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  • 84come out/up smelling like a rose — (or come out/up smelling like/of roses) informal : to have success or good fortune in a situation in which you were likely to fail, be harmed, etc. The scandal forced several board members to resign, but the chairman came out smelling like a rose …

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  • 85stop and smell the roses — verb To relax; to take time out of ones busy schedule to enjoy or appreciate the beauty of life. Slow down. Stop and smell the roses now and then …

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  • 86To funk out — Funk Funk, v. i. 1. To emit an offensive smell; to stink. [1913 Webster] 2. To be frightened, and shrink back; to flinch; as, to funk at the edge of a precipice. [Colloq.] C. Kingsley. [1913 Webster] {To funk out}, to back out in a cowardly… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 87give out — give off / give out [v] discharge beam, belch, effuse, emanate, emit, exhale, exude, flow, give forth, issue, pour, produce, radiate, release, send out, smell of, throw out, vent, void; concept 179 …

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  • 88take out — 1. noun Alternative spelling of takeout 2. verb a) To remove. Please take out the trash before the whole house starts to smell b) To escort someone on a date …

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  • 89air out — verb a) To expose to air; to leave open or spread out, as to allow odor or moisture to dissipate. If you air out your sleeping bag after you use it, it will smell better the next time you get in. b) To discuss in the open …

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  • 90check out — I v Look at, examine. Check out that shorty over there. 1950s II v To leave. It s time for us to check out, Suzy; there s a funny smell in the air. 1950s …

    Historical dictionary of American slang