stink to high heaven
stink to high heaven · stinks to high heaven · stank to high heaven / stunk to high heaven · stunk to high heaven · stinking to high heaven
To have a very strong and unpleasant smellTo have a very strong and unpleasant smell.
/ˈstɪŋk tə haɪ ˈhɛv(ə)n/
» It stinks to high heaven in here.
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2 senses(derogatory, slang)To have a very strong and unpleasant smell.
zum Himmel stinken
смерді́ти до небе́сsmerdíty do nebés
(derogatory, figuratively, slang)Of a person or situation: to be highly ethically dubious; also, of a person: to be very incompetent.
zum Himmel stinken
Examples
7 sentencesIt stinks to high heaven in here.
It stinks to high heaven.
This whole affair stinks to high heaven.
deDie ganze Affäre stinkt zum Himmel. — Manfredo
Tom was dirty and stank to high heaven.
My sneakers stink to high heaven!
Translations
6 languagesУкраїнська
to have a very strong and unpleasant smell:
Deutsch
to have a very strong and unpleasant smell:
Origin
A hyperbole suggesting that a smell is so strong it can even be detected from heaven.A hyperbole suggesting that a smell is so strong it can even be detected from heaven.
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Forms
stinks to high heaven, stinking to high heaven, stank to high heaven, stunk to high heaven| Base form | stink to high heaven · to stink to high heaven |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | stinks to high heaven |
| Present participle | stinking to high heaven |
| Past simple | stank to high heaven / stunk to high heaven |
| Past participle | stunk to high heaven |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons 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