think one's shit doesn't stink
To be arrogant or overconfident.
stink
/stɪŋk/
verb 4noun 2adj 2
Collocations
5(noun.) very unpleasant smell
ADJ
acrid, overpowering
STINK + NOUN
bomb
PREP
~ of
The bathroom stank of cheap air freshener that nobody could tolerate.
(noun.) very strong complaint about sth
ADJ
tremendous
VERB + STINK
cause, kick up, make, raise
The neighbors raised such a stink about the noisy construction that the company had to stop work.
Definitions
verb
1
To have a strong bad smell.
2
To be greatly inferior; to perform badly.
That movie stinks. I didn't even stay for the end.
They gave me Out of Africa, by Isak Dinesen. I thought it was going to stink, but it didn't. It was a very good book.
3
To give an impression of dishonesty, untruth, or sin.
Something stinks about the politician's excuses.
The parish stank of idolatry, abominable rites were practiced in secret, and in all the bounds there was no one had a more evil name for the black traffic than one Alison Sempill, who bode at the Skerburnfoot.
4
To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.
noun
1
A strong bad smell.
“I’m thankful for this beautiful morning!” He points toward the sky. “See that sunrise? Smell that air—” / “That’s stink from the rendering plant.”
2
A complaint or objection.
If you don't make a stink about the problem, nothing will be done.
She's made a big stink about me calling her "Miss", not "Ms".
adj
1
Bad; inferior; worthless.
The concert was stink. / That was a stink concert.
2
Bad-smelling, stinky.
2013, Stabroek News, 19 February 2013, cited by Deborah Jan Osman Backer in a speech delivered in the National Assembly during the Budget Debate, 2013, Everyone is up in arms but it smells stink because it smells of racism…
Spending hours in a “stink" morgue, being called “Taliban”, thinking of getting shot in the head by officers—memories of Venezuela that have left Hamza Mohammed, imam of the Montrose mosque, still trembling today.
Thesaurus
Idioms & Phrases
stink on ice
To be of very poor quality, even repulsive.
stink eye
An unpleasant look (as in a gaze).
Near-synonym: side-eye
fish and company stink after three days
A guest who overstays will cease to be welcome.
money does not stink
Synonym of money does not smell.
Example Bank
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That movie stinks. I didn't even stay for the end.
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They gave me Out of Africa, by Isak Dinesen. I thought it was going to stink, but it didn't. It was a very good book.
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My French stinks, Langdon thought, but my zodiac iconography is pretty good. Taurus was always the bull. Astrology was a symbolic constant all over the world.
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“I’m thankful for this beautiful morning!” He points toward the sky. “See that sunrise? Smell that air—” / “That’s stink from the rendering plant.”
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If you don't make a stink about the problem, nothing will be done.
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She's made a big stink about me calling her "Miss", not "Ms".
WiktionaryUsage Notes
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