stink out
phrasal verb
stank out or stunk out; stunk out; stinking out; stinks out
British
: to give a very bad smell to (something)
His cigars stink out the house.
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Bristol City, having finished sixth in last season’s Championship, stunk out the semi-finals, even before Rob Dickie’s red card on the stroke of half-time in their first leg defeat at home to Sheffield United.
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Stink out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stink%20out. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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