something is rotten in the state of Denmark

短语
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短语
  1. Something is not right, seriously amiss, especially when leading to suspicion of motive. idiomatic
    — If the authorities knew about the problems and chose not to prevent them, then clearly something is rotten in the state of Denmark.

词形变化

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

词源

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