What does the idiom 'something is fishy' mean?

Answer:
Fishy means suspicious. The image is of you smelling a strong odor -- you can sense that something is there, but you can't see it yet.


Example:


You get an email saying some guy in Nigeria will send you a fortune if you send him money first. You say "There's something fishy about this!"
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