SMELL BLOOD

Meaning of SMELL BLOOD in English

sense victory, be aware of an opponent's weakness Michael is a fierce competitor. When he smells blood, he wins.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

SMELL BLOOD — phrasal to sense an opponent's weakness or vulnerability
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SMELL BLOOD — : to sense an opponent's weakness or vulnerability
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SMELL BLOOD — to sense an opponent's weakness or vulnerability
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SMELL BLOOD — sense victory, be aware of an opponent's weakness Michael is a fierce competitor. When he smells blood, he wins.
English Idioms vocabulary
BLOOD — I Circulatory fluid (see circulation ) in multicellular animals. In many species it also carries hormone s and disease-fighting substances. …
Английский словарь Британика
SMELL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BLOOD
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SMELL — (n.) To perceive by the olfactory nerves, or organs of smell; to have a sensation of, excited through the nasal …
Английский словарь Webster
SMELL — ( n. ) To perceive by the olfactory nerves, or organs of smell; to have a sensation of, excited through …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SMELL — — smellable , adj. — smell-less , adj. /smel/ , v. , smelled or smelt, smelling , n. v.t. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BLOOD — — bloodlike , adj. /blud/ , n. 1. the fluid that circulates in the principal vascular system of human beings …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SMELL — I. ˈsmel verb ( smelled ˈsmeld ; or smelt ˈsmelt ; smell·ing ) Etymology: Middle English Date: 12th century transitive …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
BLOOD — I. ˈbləd noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English blōd; akin to Old High German bluot blood …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SMELL — noun to give heed to. 2. smell ·vi to exercise sagacity. 3. smell ·vi to exercise the sense of smell. …
Webster English vocab
BLOOD
Webster English vocab
SMELL — [smell] vb smelled or smelt ; smell.ing [ME] vt (12c) 1: to perceive the odor or scent of through stimuli …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BLOOD — [blood] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE blod; akin to OHG bluot blood] (bef. 12c) 1 a: the fluid that …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SMELL — also called Olfaction, the detection and identification by sensory organs of airborne chemicals. The concept of smell, as it applies …
Britannica English vocabulary
BLOOD — fluid in multicellular animals that transports oxygen and nutrients to the cells and carries away waste products. In many species …
Britannica English vocabulary
BLOOD — blood, Blood BrE AmE blʌd ▷ blooded ˈblʌd ɪd -əd ▷ blooding ˈblʌd ɪŋ ▷ bloods blʌdz ▶ ˈ blood …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SMELL — / smel; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( smelled , smelled ) ( BrE also smelt , smelt …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLOOD — / blʌd; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ U ] the red liquid that flows through the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SMELL — I. smell 1 S2 W3 /smel/ BrE AmE noun 1 . [countable] the quality that people and animals recognize by …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BLOOD — I. blood 1 S2 W1 /blʌd/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ blood , ↑ bleeding …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SMELL — n. & v. --n. 1 the faculty of perceiving odours or scents (has a fine sense of smell). 2 the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BLOOD — n. & v. --n. 1 a liquid, usually red and circulating in the arteries and veins of vertebrates, that carries …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SMELL — n. & v. n. 1 the faculty of perceiving odours or scents (has a fine sense of smell). 2 the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BLOOD — n. & v. n. 1 a liquid, usually red and circulating in the arteries and veins of vertebrates, that carries …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SMELL — n. & v. --n. 1. the faculty of perceiving odours or scents (has a fine sense of smell). 2 the …
Oxford English vocab
BLOOD — n. & v. --n. 1. a liquid, usually red and circulating in the arteries and veins of vertebrates, that carries …
Oxford English vocab
SMELL — ( smells, smelling, smelled, smelt) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. Note: American …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLOOD — Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Blood is the red liquid that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SMELL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BLOOD
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SMELL — [verb] [past:] [UK and ANZ] smelt or [esp. US] smelledMy hands smell of onions. [I]The drain's blocked and smells disgustingly …
Cambridge English vocab
BLOOD — n. red blood corpuscle red blood cell high blood pressure low blood pressure white blood cell blood poisoning ABO blood …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BLOOD — n. Circulatory fluid (see circulation ) in multicellular animals. In many species it also carries hormone s and disease-fighting substances. …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SMELL — Synonyms and related words : apprehend, aroma, be aromatic, be aware of, be conscious of, be redolent of, be sensible …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BLOOD — Synonyms and related words : Beau Brummel, Christmas disease, Hand-Schuller-Christian disease, Letterer-Siwe syndrome, Rh factor, Rh-negative, Rh-positive, Rh-type, Rhesus factor, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BLOOD — See: DRAW BLOOD, FLESH AND BLOOD, IN COLD BLOOD, IN ONE'S BLOOD or INTO ONE'S BLOOD, MAKE ONE'S BLOOD BOIL …
Slang English vocab
SMELL — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ overpowering , pervasive , pungent , rich , sharp , strong ▪ There was an overpowering …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SMELL — INDEX: 1. a smell 2. a good smell 3. a bad smell 4. to have a good smell 5. to …
Longman Activator English vocab
SMELL — See ↑ SMELL 1,3,5,7,8 ◆◆◆ • ↑ have a good/bad etc smell • ↑ sense of smell
Longman Activator English vocab
BLOOD — See: DRAW BLOOD, FLESH AND BLOOD, IN COLD BLOOD, IN ONE'S BLOOD or INTO ONE'S BLOOD, MAKE ONE'S BLOOD BOIL …
Словарь английских идиом
SMELL — I verb See FEEL 4 (↑ feel ) II noun BAD : You can feel the smell of the fish …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
SMELL — 1. сущ. 1) обоняние Syn : sense of smell 2) а) запах, аромат to give off a smell ≈ издавать …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BLOOD — 1. сущ. 1) кровь to let draw one's blood ≈ пустить кровь to lose, shed, spill blood ≈ истекать кровью, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SMELL — smell.ogg 1. smel n 1. обоняние organ sense of smell - орган чувство обоняния fine /keen/ sense of smell - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BLOOD — blood.ogg 1. blʌd n 1. кровь blood loss - потеря крови, кровопотеря blood flow - кровоток blood supply - кровоснабжение …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SMELL — smell сущ.1) обоняние Syn: sense of smell 2) а) запах, аромат to take a smell (at) — нюхать to give …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SMELL — 1. smel n 1. обоняние organ sense of smell - орган чувство обоняния fine /keen/ sense of smell - тонкое …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BLOOD — 1. blʌd n 1. кровь blood loss - потеря крови, кровопотеря blood flow - кровоток blood supply - кровоснабжение blood …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SMELL — 1. сущ. 1) обоняние Syn: sense of smell 2) а) запах, аромат to take a smell (at) — нюхать to …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BLOOD — 1. сущ. 1) кровь to let draw one's blood — пустить кровь to lose, shed, spill blood — истекать кровью, …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SMELL — 1. сущ. 1) обоняние Syn: sense of smell 2) а) запах, аромат to take a smell (at) — нюхать to give off a smell — издавать запах acrid …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BLOOD — 1. сущ. 1) кровь to let draw one's blood — пустить кровь to lose, shed, spill blood — истекать кровью, потерять кровь to staunch …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
BLOOD — 1) кровь 2) род; происхождение 3) сок (плода, растения) • - arterial blood - autologous blood - black blood - blue blood - bright-red blood - citrated blood - compatible …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
BLOOD — 1) кровь 2) род; происхождение 3) сок ( плода, растения ) • - arterial blood - autologous blood - black …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
SMELL — 1. _n. 1> обоняние; to have a good sense of smell - иметь тонкое обоняние 2> to take a smell …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BLOOD — 1. _n. 1> кровь; to let one's blood - пустить кровь 2> род, происхождение 3> родство; родовитость - full blood …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SMELL — 1. n. 1. обоняние; to have a good sense of smell - иметь тонкое обоняние 2. to take a smell …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
BLOOD — 1. n. 1. кровь; to let one's blood - пустить кровь 2. род, происхождение 3. родство; родовитость - full blood …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SMELL — 1. _n. 1> обоняние; to have a good sense of smell иметь тонкое обоняние 2> to take a smell (at) …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
BLOOD — 1. _n. 1> кровь; to let one's blood пустить кровь 2> род, происхождение 3> родство; родовитость; full blood чистокровная лошадь; …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера

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