smell like a tart's handbag (English, verb)
expansion: smell like a tart's handbag (third-person singular simple present smells like a tart's handbag, present participle smelling like a tart's handbag, simple past and past participle smelt like a tart's handbag or smelled like a tart's handbag)
Senses:
qualifier: simile
glosses: To smell strongly of perfume.
tags: UK
derogatory
idiomatic
slang
Forms:
form: smells like a tart's handbag
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: smelling like a tart's handbag
tags: participle
present
form: smelt like a tart's handbag
tags: participle
past
form: smelt like a tart's handbag
tags: past
form: smelled like a tart's handbag
tags: participle
past
form: smelled like a tart's handbag
tags: past
form: smell like a tart's boudoir
tags: alternative
form: smell like a tart's bedroom
tags: alternative
form: smell like a tart's handkerchief
tags: alternative