"smell of the shop" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: smells of the shop [present, singular, third-person], smelling of the shop [participle, present], smelled of the shop [participle, past], smelled of the shop [past], smelt of the shop [participle, past], smelt of the shop [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|smell<,,:smelt> of the shop}} smell of the shop (third-person singular simple present smells of the shop, present participle smelling of the shop, simple past and past participle smelled of the shop or smelt of the shop)
  1. (idiomatic, dated) To indicate too distinctively one's occupation or profession. Tags: dated, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-smell_of_the_shop-en-verb-Fs6nYAAf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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