smell out
v 1: recognize or detect by or as if by smelling; "He can smell
out trouble" [syn: {sniff out}, {scent out}, {smell out},
{nose out}]
2: become aware of not through the senses but instinctively; "I
sense his hostility"; "i smell trouble"; "smell out
corruption" [syn: {smell}, {smell out}, {sense}]