fail the smell test



fail the smell test

To be morally questionable, unacceptable, or untrustworthy. The new pro-drilling bill that's being put through Congress certainly fails the smell test, and many are suspicious that Big Oil has been responsible for its inception.
See also: fail, smell, test

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lesya-Ukrainian
MarÍAmah-REE-ah (Spanish)Spanish, Galician, Icelandic
Rhosyn-Welsh (Rare)
LuciusLOO:-ki-uws (Ancient Roman), LOO-shəs (English), LOO-see-əs (English)Ancient Roman, Biblical, English
SalSALEnglish
Sofiezo-FEE (German), so-FEE-e (Danish), so-FEE (Dutch)German, Danish, Dutch, Czech