How to Pronounce "smell to heaven"
expression
SMEL tuh HEV-un
sm-ELL too HEV-uhn
Definition
This expression means to have a very strong and unpleasant smell, usually so bad that it’s hard to ignore. It is usually used in a humorous or dramatic way.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈsmɛɫ/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈhɛvən
British English
smˈɛl/ /tˈuː/ /hˈɛvən
Simplified Pronunciation
US
SMEL tuh HEV-un
UK
sm-ELL too HEV-uhn
Listen in Context
The garbage in the kitchen smells to heaven.
After three days in the sun, the fish smelled to heaven.
The dirty socks smell to heaven after gym class.
Wow, your shoes smell to heaven! Did you step in something?