Select the most appropriate meaning of the underlined idiom in the given sentence.
I always smell a rat when John says that he is going out for extra classes.
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Correct answer: A
Explanation
The correct answer is option 1 i.e. Suspect trickery or deception.
Idioms: A group of words established by usage as having a meaning not deducible from those of the individual words.
"Smell a rat" means beginning to suspect trickery or deception.