stinks up
Makes place reek
To stink up a place is to fill it with an unpleasant smell: Someone stinks up the bathroom every morning.
The phrase extends to ruining atmospheres generally: His attitude stinks up the whole office.
In sports, to stink up the joint is to perform terribly: The team stunk up the field in the second half.
- rotOrganic breakdown process
- garbageDiscarded waste material
- garbage dumpWaste collection site
- reekEmit strong odor
- decayGradual organic breakdown
mold · foulness · mildew · stench · bad breath · rotten eggs · rank · funk · musty · miasma · odor · locker room · gym socks · skunk · corrupt · foul play · trash · ruin
olfactory quality
stinks upfreshens
Makes clean again
deodorizes · perfumes · airs out · sweetens · scents
QUALITY/PERFORMANCE (informal)
stinks upelevates
Raises in position
improves · enhances · brightens up · lights up · spruces up
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