Definition of Smell the barn

1. Verb. (chiefly US idiomatic) To experience heightened anticipation or to act with renewed speed or energy as one approaches a destination, goal, or other desired outcome, like a livestock animal at day's end returning to its barn. ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Smell The Barn

smell-o-meter
smell-o-meters
smell-o-rama
smell-o-ramas
smell a rat
smell blood
smell blood in the water
smell fishy
smell fox
smell like a rose
smell of an oily rag
smell of the lamp
smell out
smell test
smell tests
smell the barn (current term)
smell up
smell ya later
smellable
smelled
smeller
smellers
smelleth
smellier
smellies
smelliest
smellily
smelliness
smelling
smelling(p)

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