something fishy

Frequency: 8.515.1 per million words

Refers to an unspecified situation or action that is suspicious.

fishyNOUN + fishy

Categories:

something

Examples (10)

  • There's something fishy about his story.
  • I think there's something fishy going on here.
  • She sensed something fishy in his behavior.
  • The whole deal seems like something fishy to me.
  • There was definitely something fishy about the situation.
  • He noticed something fishy in the financial records.
  • The police suspected something fishy was happening.
  • When the meeting was cancelled, we knew something fishy was up.
  • Her excuse sounded like something fishy was going on.
  • The sudden change in plans suggested something fishy.