to smell a rat

чуять недоброе; подозревать что-л.

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smell a rat

чуять недоброе

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"I don't think any of them smell a rat," he said.
— Пока, мне кажется, они еще не учуяли, что дело наше швах, — сказал он.
Conan Doyle, Arthur / The Firm Of GirdlestoneКонан Дойль, Артур / Торговый Дом Гердлстон
Торговый Дом Гердлстон
Конан Дойль, Артур
© Издательство "Правда", 1966
The Firm Of Girdlestone
Conan Doyle, Arthur
© 1889 by John W. Lowell

That didn't escape my notice. I began to smell a rat.
Я, конечно, сразу почуял, что дело тут нечисто.
Conan Doyle, Arthur / A Study in ScarletКонан Дойль, Артур / Этюд в багровых тонах
Этюд в багровых тонах
Конан Дойль, Артур
© 1966, издательство "Правда"
© перевод Н. Треневой
A Study in Scarlet
Conan Doyle, Arthur
© Wordsworth Editions Limited, 2004

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