"stink like a mackerel in the moonlight" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: stinks like a mackerel in the moonlight [present, singular, third-person], stinking like a mackerel in the moonlight [participle, present], stank like a mackerel in the moonlight [past], stunk like a mackerel in the moonlight [participle, past]
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  1. Synonym of stink like a mackerel Synonyms: stink like a mackerel [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-stink_like_a_mackerel_in_the_moonlight-en-verb-nP3uaLqg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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