reek

lang may yer lum reek

Used to express well wishes to someone, especially as part of a toast or farewell. The phrase literally means "long may your chimney smoke." Primarily heard in Scotland. I just cannae believe ye'r leaving. Lang may yer lum reek, chum!
See also: lang, lum, may, reek, yer

reek of (something)

1. To smell very potently of something unpleasant. My hands always reek of garlic after I have to chop it up. He came down for his prom reeking of his dad's aftershave. The house reeks of wet dog—open the window!
2. To have a lot of or give the strong impression of something particularly unpleasant, offensive, or insidious. The deal struck by the government and the corporate lobbying groups reeks of corruption. The verdict of the trial reeks of prejudice.
See also: of, reek

reek with (something)

To smell very potently of something unpleasant. My hands always reek with garlic after I have to chop it up. He came down for his prom reeking with his dad's aftershave. The house reeks with wet dog—open the window!
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

reek of something

 
1. Lit. to have the stench or smell of something. This whole house reeks of onions! What did you cook? She reeks of a very strong perfume. She must have spilled it on herself.
2. Fig. to give a strong impression of something. The neighborhood reeks of poverty. The deal reeked of dishonesty. reek with something to stink with some smell. This place reeks with some horrible odor. Jane reeks with too much perfume.
See also: of, reek
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

reek of

v.
1. To give off or have some strong, unpleasant odor: The kitchen reeks of rotten eggs.
2. To be full of something distasteful or offensive: The report reeks of bigotry. The whole incident reeks of corruption.
See also: of, reek
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • lang may yer lum reek
  • lum
  • don't be a stranger
  • have (one) on toast
  • have someone on toast
  • all the best
  • catch (one) on the flip side
  • so long, and thanks for all the fish
  • I'll drink to that
  • I'll drink to that!
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Charged over explosion which saw the death of Loughborough student
BEIRUT: Hundreds of social activists, environmentalists and frustrated citizens joined together under the banner of a protest movement called "You Reek" Tuesday, blocking roads and demanding a sustainable resolution to the country's ongoing garbage crisis.
'You Reek' protests putrid trash, corrupt politicians
They reek of know-nottfingism--no small matter in today's climate.
Thinking against the grain. (last word)
Their aroma could hardly be worse than the reek that remains after such expression decays in neglect or deceit.
States should mind their own business
So in the Miami papers there's an ad for a company called Nature's Labs which begins "Does your pooch reek?" and gives details of a whole range of designer colognes that co-ordinate with your own.
Man Of The People: YANKS BARKING UP PONG TREE!
Classen might have noted at this point that respectable nineteenth-century psychiatrists still held that a particular fetid reek was a diagnostic sign of a lunatic.
Aroma: The Cultural History of Smell
Down: 1 Medieval; 2 Awl; 3 Gusto; 4 Tangent; 5 Bark; 6 Reek; 7 Stan; 11 Sari; 12 Limb; 13 Ignorant; 15 Crimson; 18 Kedge; 19 Tact; 20 Asps; 21 Duke; 24 Cue.
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The appointment would reek of cronyism, arrogance and disdain.
GEORGE TYNDALE COLUMN: GUILTY OF DISDAIN
EIGHT people required medical assistance during this year's Reek Sunday pilgrimage up Croagh Patrick.
RESCUERS HELP 8 ON CROAGH PATRICK CLIMB; Numbers down despite near perfect conditions on peak
Clad in Lebanese designer Elie Saab's exquisite creation, she took the red carpet by storm at the showing of her upcoming comedy I Don't Know How She Does It.Neither do I but lang may her lum reek!
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Emmett Daly, Emmie Reek and Nigel Connell were battling it out for Team Una.
Breaking point on Voice; Tears as four singers get axe ahead of semi-final showdown
The new works reek of low-end domesticity--and no amount of goopy paint (by now a tired gesture) is going to change that.
Jessica Stockholder: Gorney Bravin + Lee