smell what someone is stepping in
Alternative form of pick up what someone is putting down.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“I explain the rules, and he finally smells what I am stepping in.”
“She gave me a long look during the meeting, and I think I finally smell what she is stepping in.”
“Although the instructions were initially cryptic, the team eventually grasped the underlying strategy and began to smell what the manager was stepping in.”
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ain't what it used to was
Is not what it used to be; (expressing nostalgia).
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as if someone owns the place
Alternative form of like someone owns the place.
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baby step
A small effort made towards the completion of a much larger task.
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beat someone round the ears
To beat (a person) with blows about the head.
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bless someone with
To give or bestow, as a gift from God.
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bring someone to their knees
To defeat and make submit to orders.
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call someone every name in the book
To call someone many abusive names.
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call someone everything but a child of God
To call someone many abusive names.
Last updated August 10, 2026