Question
In the following questions, four alternatives are
given for the idioms/phrases. Choose the one which best expresses the meaning of the given idiom/phrase To smell a rat.Solution
The correct option is: (d) to suspect a trick or deceit  "So smell a rat" means to suspect that something is wrong or that someone is being deceitful or dishonest. Therefore, option (d) best expresses the meaning of the idiom.
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