something is rotten in the state of denmark

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English - English
Something is not right, rife with errors from top to bottom, leading to suspicion of motive

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

something stinks around here (taken from Shakespeare's "Hamlet," commentary on the corruption in Denmark's royal palace)
something is rotten in the state of denmark

    Hyphenation

    some·thing I·s rot·ten in the state of Den·mark

    Turkish pronunciation

    sʌmthîng îz rätın în dhi steyt ıv denmärk

    Pronunciation

    /ˈsəmᴛʜəɴɢ əz ˈrätən ən ᴛʜē ˈstāt əv ˈdenˌmärk/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ ɪz ˈrɑːtən ɪn ðiː ˈsteɪt əv ˈdɛnˌmɑːrk/

    Etymology

    () A line spoken by Marcellus in Shakespeare's Hamlet, Act I.
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