smell blood (English, verb)
expansion: smell blood (third-person singular simple present smells blood, present participle smelling blood, simple past and past participle smelled blood or smelt blood)
Senses:
glosses: To sense that one has an advantage over an adversary or rival.
tags: idiomatic
Forms:
form: smells blood
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: smelling blood
tags: participle
present
form: smelled blood
tags: participle
past
form: smelled blood
tags: past
form: smelt blood
tags: participle
past
form: smelt blood
tags: past
form: smell blood in the water
tags: alternative