smell blood
smell blood · smells blood · smelled blood / smelt blood · smelling blood
To sense that one has an advantage over an adversary or rivalTo sense that one has an advantage over an adversary or rival.
» I smell blood.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic, informal)To sense that one has an advantage over an adversary or rival.
Examples
4 sentencesI smell blood.
The air is heavy and smells of blood.
The air is thick and smells like blood.
Layla could smell that metallic iron smell of blood.
Forms
smells blood, smelling blood, smelled blood, smelled blood| Base form | smell blood · to smell blood |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | smells blood |
| Present participle | smelling blood |
| Past simple | smelled blood / smelt blood |
| Past participle | smelled blood / smelt blood |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle