sound fishy
sound fishy
To seem suspicious of being improper, untoward, or duplicitous. A: "Their numbers don't match up with the taxes they've paid." B: "Hmm, that sounds fishy." He thought Janet's response sounded a bit fishy, so he did a bit of investigation into her role in the company.
See also: fishy, sound
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- smell fishy
- smell fishy, to
- smell a rat
- smell a rat, to
- fishy
- fishy about the gills
- you've got me
- a false friend is worse than an open enemy
- false friends are worse than open enemies
- carry fire in one hand and water in the other