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Free sign upYes - 'smack of' is a phrase that is used in written English.
It is used to express disapproval of something, as if the thing has a bad smell or taste. For example: "His behaviour really smacks of arrogance."
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smack of
verb
To seem like; to appear or give an impression or feeling of; to arouse suspicion of.
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Smack of firm government.
Doesn't that smack of endgame?
Most smack of desperation.
There's a big smack of reality".
And lobster will smack of pomegranates.
Ms Tymoshenko's actions sometimes smack of populism.
Her account has the smack of authenticity.
Others banal, or smack of the poseur.
It has the smack of authenticity.
For some it will smack of cowardice.
The photograph may smack of Oxbridge privilege.
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