not get a whiff of (something)
not get a whiff of (something)
1. To not get even the smallest inclination or amount of information about something. Make sure you don't let the boss get a whiff of what you're trying to do, or you'll get fired so fast your head will spin! A: "Detective Matheson, have you gotten any leads about this supposed drug deal going down tomorrow night?" B: "No, sir, I haven't gotten a whiff of anything happening tomorrow."
2. To not get even the smallest portion or sample of something desirable. Health insurance, a company phone, and a pension plan? Man, I didn't get a whiff of benefits like those when I was working for that company. He didn't patent the design, so when it went on to make millions of dollars, he didn't get a whiff of that money.
See also: get, not, of, whiff
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- not get a sniff of (something)
- not get a sniff of something
- not a trace (of something)
- not a glimmer
- not a glimmer (of something)
- not a red cent
- not one red cent
- a blind bit of
- a blind bit of (something)
- get a whiff of (something)