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
Odilo-Ancient Germanic
Naranbaatar-Mongolian
Aslam['asləm]
Allannahə-LAN-əEnglish (Rare)
Ioab-Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Cecil['sesl]