pass the smell test

to be morally acceptable Robinson's removal as an independent investigator doesn't pass the smell test, and many believe it was done for political reasons.

Usage notes: often used in negative sentences, as in the example

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Linos	-	Greek Mythology, Ancient Greek
Radoslava	rah-dah-SLAH-vah (Russian)	Czech, Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Medieval Slavic
Lorens	-	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Rolf	[rɔf]
Tuuli	TOO:-lee	Finnish
Bijay	-	Bengali