"smell blood in the water" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: smells blood in the water [present, singular, third-person], smelling blood in the water [participle, present], smelled blood in the water [participle, past], smelled blood in the water [past], smelt blood in the water [participle, past], smelt blood in the water [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|smell<,,:smelt> blood in the water}} smell blood in the water (third-person singular simple present smells blood in the water, present participle smelling blood in the water, simple past and past participle smelled blood in the water or smelt blood in the water)
  1. Alternative form of smell blood Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: smell blood
    Sense id: en-smell_blood_in_the_water-en-verb-K1a9sDAO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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