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Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom. To smell a rat
Question

Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
To smell a rat

A.

To have reason to know the presence of a rat

B.

To have reason to suspect

C.

To know the smell of a rat

D.

To learn the smell of a rat

Correct option is B

To smell a rat means to have a feeling or suspicion that something is not right or is possibly dishonest. It is often used when someone senses that there is something wrong with a situation, but they cannot quite put their finger on it.
Use in a sentence: When I saw the unusually low price of the car, I smelled a rat and decided to investigate further before making a purchase.

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