he who smelt it dealt it (English, proverb)
expansion: he who smelt it dealt it
Senses:
qualifier: originally
glosses: A person who calls attention to or complains about a flatus is likely trying to pretend it wasn't their own.
tags: colloquial
glosses: A person calling attention to or complaining about a given problem may in fact be the source of the problem.
tags: broadly
colloquial
Forms:
form: whoever smelt it dealt it
tags: alternative
form: you smelt it, you dealt it
tags: alternative