запахло жареным
noun
Transcription (the accent is shown in capital letters):
[za-PAH-la ZHA-ree-nym]
Translation / meaning:
one smells trouble; there’s danger in the air; it looks like they’ve got me (you etc ); it looks like the jig is up.
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