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51sniff around/round — [phrasal verb] sniff around/round (someone) Brit, informal : to try to get (someone) as a romantic partner, employee, etc. His engagement hasn t stopped him from sniffing around other girls. Rival companies have been sniffing around her for years …
52Sniff 'n' the Tears — est un groupe anglais formé en 1977 qui a notamment connu le succès en 1978 grâce à son tube Driver s seat, issu de l album Fickle Heart. Ce titre est par ailleurs repris dans la bande originale du film Boogie Nights en 1997. Après quatre albums… …
53sniff around somebody — ˈsniff around/round sb derived no passive (especially BrE) to try to get sb as a lover, employee, etc • Hollywood agents have been sniffing around him. Main entry: ↑sniffderived …
54sniff round somebody — ˈsniff around/round sb derived no passive (especially BrE) to try to get sb as a lover, employee, etc • Hollywood agents have been sniffing around him. Main entry: ↑sniffderived …
55sniff at something — ˈsniff at sth derived to show no interest in or respect for sth • He sniffed at my efforts at writing. Main entry: ↑sniffderived …
56sniff around — phrasal verb sniff around or sniff round [intransitive/transitive] Word forms sniff around : present tense I/you/we/they sniff around he/she/it sniffs around present participle sniffing around past tense sniffed around past participle sniffed… …
57sniff round — phrasal verb sniff around or sniff round [intransitive/transitive] Word forms sniff around : present tense I/you/we/they sniff around he/she/it sniffs around present participle sniffing around past tense sniffed around past participle sniffed… …
58sniff around — (in BRIT, also use sniff about, sniff round) 1) PHRASAL VERB If a person is sniffing around, they are trying to find out information about something, especially information that someone else does not want known. [INFORMAL] [V P] But really, what… …
59sniff out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you sniff out something, you discover it after some searching. [INFORMAL] [V P n (not pron)] ...journalists who are trained to sniff out sensation or scandal. [V P n (not pron)] ...those who like sniffing out bargains. [Also V… …
60sniff out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms sniff out : present tense I/you/we/they sniff out he/she/it sniffs out present participle sniffing out past tense sniffed out past participle sniffed out 1) to find something through smell This dog sniffed out …
