I explain the rules, and he finally smells what I am stepping in.
smell what someone is stepping in
idiomAlternative form of pick up what someone is putting down.
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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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.
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catch someone napping
To take advantage of someone's inattention.