In the following questions, four alternatives are given for the Idiom/ Phrase printed in bold in the sentence. Choose the alternative which best expresses the meaning of the Idiom/Phrase.
The police smelt the rat behind the death of the girl.

Options

A. got very much confused
B. identified the cause of death
C. suspected that something is fishy
D. jumped to the conclusion

Answer

C

Explanation

smell the rat : to suspect that something is wrong about a situation I don.t think this was an accident. I smell a rat. The best option is suspected that something is fishy.