SMACK OF (SOMETHING)


Meaning of SMACK OF (SOMETHING) in English

smack of something phrasal verb [not in progressive] ( see also ↑ smack )

if a situation smacks of something unpleasant, it seems to involve that thing:

To me, the whole thing smacks of a cover-up.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.