something is rotten in the state of Denmark

短语

发音

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别名

something is rotten in Denmark there is something rotten in the state of Denmark

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    Something is not right, seriously amiss, especially when leading to suspicion of motive.

    习语

    If the authorities knew about the problems and chose not to prevent them, then clearly something is rotten in the state of Denmark.

词源

A line spoken by Marcellus in William Shakespeare's Hamlet, Act I, scene iv.

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