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March 03, 2009

fishy

Fishy

fishy (Adjective) - 1. has a strong smell like a fish, 2. suspicious, odd, seems like someone is not telling the truth

we suspected there was something fishy going on

Do you smell something fishy?

there is a fishy smell emanating from the Senate Judiciary Committee

something appeared to be as fishy as it smelled

it would look fishy if there was suddenly a lot of money in our bank accounts

I got a fishy stare for an answer

a bit fishy
a priest with a toupee -- it's a bit fishy, isn't it?

Danny sensed something fishy

Very fishy, if you ask me.

Sounds fishy. Be careful.

Do you sense something fishy?

He doesn't like the idea. It has something fishy and uncomfortable about it.

A faint fishy smell came from the boxes

The FDIC review was fishy from the start, since the agency was investigating itself

the locals  began to think something was fishy

The whole thing sounded pretty fishy to me

there was something fishy about the Russian Revolution, too many inconvenient facts crying out for explanation

Word began to spread in the financial community that there might be something fishy going on at the bank

Something fishy is going one. Watch out.

fishy accounting procedures
something is fishy about the company's payroll methods

the auditor sensed something fishy

So you knew something was fishy? Why didn't you do anything about it?

Something smells fishy here. Better check the design plans before proceeding

I know it sounds fishy, but it actually happens all the time

something terribly fishy about this. I'm not sure we'll ever get the answer to it

She smells fishy. She's so tired she staggers as she climbs the porch steps

chow mein noodles and a pork bun that all tasted ancient and fishy. A desiccated, flavorless Philly cheese steak ...

I've smelled something fishy about this team for a long time, so I did some research

the mermaid flicked her long fishy tail and began to haul herself hand over hand across the wet stone

burned and mangled fingers look a little fishy if you happen to be a suspect in the crime case



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