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Smell what someone is stepping in

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  1. 1
    Alternative form of pick up what someone is putting down. alt-of, alternative, humorous, idiomatic

    "“I have seen it before. I'll get the carriage ready and meet you two at the paddock,” says Wilson. ... “There were a lot of British sailors on the Hougoumont and you know how sailor's talk. ... You smell what I'm stepping in?"

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