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Discover LudwigThe phrase "smells off" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English
It is often used to describe something that does not seem quite right or is suspicious in some way. Example: "I opened the milk carton and it smells off, so I think it might be spoiled."
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If it either tastes or smells off, chuck it away and start again.
It just smells off.
But to directly relate it to an already overblown situation smells off.
"In my experience, students today are particularly willing to tell you when something smells off, or when they think you're doing it wrong".
If the meat or poultry looks or smells "off" do not eat it.
If the yoghurt looks or smells off, discard the batch and start a new one with a different culture.
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Some of the nastiest bugs, such as E coli and salmonella, won't cause food to smell off.
Stainless steel can clean the garlic smell off hands because of the way that the chemistry of the two things work together.
I lived with different questions, not always spoken: "Does the house smell of cats?" "Does the bathroom smell of me?" "Do these sausages smell off?" There could be no more of the boyish habit, secretly maintained, of pressing one's nose to yesterday's shirt to see if it was still wearable.
I even payed a hairdresser an exorbitant amount of money to turn my white hair into dreadlocks which also looked (and smelt) off.
Towels are best stored outside of the bathroom; steam can make them smell off.
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