stink to high heaven

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stink to high heaven

1. To have a very strong unpleasant scent. Can you take this trash out? It stinks to high heaven. Ugh, something in this refrigerator stinks to high heaven!
2. To be or seem extremely disreputable, suspicious, or corrupt. This deal between the company and the mayor's office stinks to high heaven, if you ask me. This town stank to high heaven before I came in and brought some law and order to it.
See also: heaven, high, stink
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

stink to high heaven

 and smell to high heaven
Fig. to smell very bad. What happened? This place stinks to high heaven. This meat smells to high heaven. Throw it away!
See also: heaven, high, stink
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

stink to high heaven

Also, smell to high heaven. Be of very poor quality; also, be suspect or in bad repute. For example, This plan of yours stinks to high heaven, or His financial schemes smell to high heaven; I'm sure they're dishonest. This expression alludes to something so rank that it can be smelled from a great distance. [c. 1600]
See also: heaven, high, stink
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

stink (or smell) to high heaven

have a very strong and unpleasant odour.
See also: heaven, high, stink
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary

smell/stink to high ˈheaven

(informal)
1 have a very strong and unpleasant smell: When was the last time you cleaned the dog kennel? It stinks to high heaven.
2 seem to be very dishonest or morally unacceptable: This whole deal stinks to high heaven. I’m sure somebody was bribed.
See also: heaven, high, smell, stink
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
See also:
  • smell to heaven
  • smell to high heaven
  • smell to high heaven, to
  • smell/stink to high heaven
  • have a high opinion of (someone or something)
  • be as high as a kite
  • in heaven
  • high gear
  • move heaven and earth
  • move heaven and earth to do
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