Meaning & use
something fishy
A situation that seems suspicious, dishonest, or not quite right.
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There's something fishy about how quickly he paid off his debts.
The accountant noticed something fishy in the company's financial records.
A note on using this word
This idiom uses fishy to suggest an unpleasant, suspicious smell, much like the informal phrase smells fishy.
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