2007-03-27 03:47:07 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
YOU STINK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Its SO bad that by smelling it people have died and gone to heaven!
2007-03-27 03:50:49 · answer #1 · answered by Janeway DeltaQ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I always heard the phrase as "smells TO high heaven" and it means that something smells so bad people in heaven can smell it.
2007-03-27 03:54:58 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The phrase as I know it is, "smell to high heaven," meaning that whatever it is could be smelled so far away that it could be smelled as far away as heaven.
2007-03-27 04:09:25 · answer #3 · answered by Sallal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think itsa way of saying you (or whatever) smells good.
I've never quite heard it said quite that way. Similar expressions are:
Smells heavenly (good, often food/cooking)
Stinks to high heaven (bad, strong odor or stench)
Smelling OF high heaven would be good
Smelling TO high heaven would be bad.
Are you sure you heard/quoted the phrase correctly?
2007-03-27 03:54:32 · answer #4 · answered by quazqlyo 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
the term is "Stink to high heaven".
It means your odor is so foul that it can be smelled in the highest levels of heaven. a far reaching/permeating odor.
2007-03-27 04:23:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"you smell TO high heaven" or, "something smells TO high heaven."
It's self explanatory...
2007-03-27 03:55:30 · answer #6 · answered by Incognito 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means something has a strong unpleasant odor.
2007-03-27 03:50:54 · answer #7 · answered by Mark C S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means it has an unpleasant oder.
2007-03-27 05:16:42 · answer #8 · answered by upallniteowl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋