stank to high heaven
Reeked unbearably strong
To stink to high heaven is to smell extremely bad, so powerfully offensive that the odor seems to rise upward: The garbage stank to high heaven after sitting in the sun.
Figuratively, it describes something deeply corrupt or suspicious: The whole deal stank to high heaven.
- foul-smellingEmitting unpleasant odors
- bad smellUnpleasant olfactory sensation
- rotten eggSpoiled ovum
- fetidHaving foul odor
- reekingEmitting strong foul smell
dead fish · malodorous · pungent · noxious · sewage · scandal · political scandal · repulsive · corruption · foul play · rank · hypocrisy · skunk · deceit · decay · fraudulence · rot · putrid
stank to high heavenodorless
Having no smell
scentless · fragrant · sweet-smelling · unscented · perfumed
stank to high heavenabove board
Honest and unconcealed
squeaky clean · on the up and up · beyond reproach · aboveboard · clean as a whistle
stank, stinks, stinking, stinker, stinky, higher, highest, highly, highness