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Haber gato encerrado

There's something fishy going on / Something's not right

Idioms & Sayings
Notes & Usage:

Literally 'there's a cat locked in'. Describes a suspicion that something is being hidden or that a situation is not what it appears.

See It in Context

—¿Por qué sonríe tanto? —Aquí hay gato encerrado.

—Why is she smiling so much? —There's something fishy going on.

El precio era demasiado bueno. Seguro que había gato encerrado.

The price was too good. There was definitely something fishy going on.

Noto que algo pasa. Hay gato encerrado.

I can sense something's going on. Something's not right.