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User_gary Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Sniffing distance
At one stage, this game looked dead and buried for SA, but they found 2 unlikely heroes with the bat, in Parnell and Steyn who got them within sniffing distance. In the end, even the normally composed Dhoni was looking extremely nervous out there. What a start to the series. This is just an indication of what is to come in the remaining 2 matches. Fantastic stuff really....
Could you please explain to me what "sniffing" means here?
Could you please explain to me what "sniffing" means here?
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I have heard of "spitting distance", but not 'sniffing'. As it is, I don't understand the situation well enough to explain how either would be used here. Generally, it means "fairly close".
- I have heard of "spitting distance", but not 'sniffing'.
- As it is, I don't understand the situation well enough to explain how either would be used here.
- Generally, it means "fairly close".
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I have heard of "spitting distance", but not 'sniffing'. As it is, I don't understand the situation well enough to explain how either would be used here. Generally, it means "fairly close".
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People sometimes say things like "I smell victory" when they mean the thing they figuratively smell seems to be almost assured. You also hear "I want it so much I can taste it" and variations on that, meaning that your desire is great.
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