stink like a polecat

English

Etymology

The European polecat ejects a foul-smelling secretion.

Verb

stink like a polecat (third-person singular simple present stinks like a polecat, present participle stinking like a polecat, simple past stank like a polecat, past participle stunk like a polecat)

1. (simile) to have a bad smell, mostly referring to human body odor

Translations

Translations

• Dutch: stinken als een bunzing
• German: stinken wie ein Iltis

See also

• stink like a mackerel