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.
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. 2012