smell blood

  • 1smell blood — phrase to notice that an opponent is weak and that you have the opportunity to defeat them The media smelled blood and went after the story. Thesaurus: to take part in a competition or gamesynonym Main entry: smell * * * discern weakness or… …

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  • 2smell blood — tv. to be ready for a fight; to be ready to attack; to be ready to act. (Like sharks, which are sent into a frenzy by the smell of blood.) □ Lefty was sur ounded, and you could tell that the guys from the other gang smelled blood. □ The lawyer… …

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  • 3smell blood — sense victory, be aware of an opponent s weakness    Michael is a fierce competitor. When he smells blood, he wins …

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  • 4smell blood — to notice that an opponent is weak and that you have the opportunity to defeat them The media smelled blood and went after the story …

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  • 5smell blood — phrasal to sense an opponent s weakness or vulnerability …

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  • 6smell — smell1 [ smel ] noun ** 1. ) count the pleasant or unpleasant quality of something that you notice when you breathe in through your nose: This paint gives off a very strong smell. unpleasant smells smell of: There s a delicious smell of fresh… …

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  • 7smell */*/ — I UK [smel] / US noun Word forms smell : singular smell plural smells 1) a) [countable] the pleasant or unpleasant quality of something that you notice when you breathe in through your nose This paint gives off a very strong smell. unpleasant… …

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  • 8smell — n. & v. n. 1 the faculty of perceiving odours or scents (has a fine sense of smell). 2 the quality in substances that is perceived by this (the smell of thyme; this rose has no smell). 3 an unpleasant odour. 4 the act of inhaling to ascertain… …

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  • 9Blood — Обложка игры Разработчик Monolith Productions Издатель GT Interactive …

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  • 10blood — [blud] n. [ME blod, blode < OE blod: see BLEED] 1. the usually red fluid, consisting of plasma, red and white blood cells, etc., that circulates through the heart, arteries, and veins of vertebrates: blood is a body tissue that carries oxygen …

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