There's something rotten in Denmark

Υποβλήθηκε από Ww Ww στις 2018-08-21

Meanings of "There's something rotten ..."

Αγγλικά

From "Hamlet" by William Shakespeare "There is something rotten in the state of Denmark", it has come to mean and be uttered to mean that something is wrong, something isn't right. It means you realize there is a problem even though that problem may be intentionally or unintentionally masked, unseen. There's something 'fishy' going on here.

Eρμηνεύτηκε από Ww WwWw Ww στις Τρί, 21/08/2018 - 03:39
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The exact quotation is "Something is rotten in the state of Denmark." (Hamlet, I, 4) - Jadis Πριν από 5 έτη
That is true but it is not said that way when used as an idiom. - Ww Ww Πριν από 5 έτη

"There's something ..." στους στίχους

Allan Rayman - Tennessee

So get the shotgun ready, y'all
This a different type of go-getter
There's something rotten in Denmark
When the punks are getting bold with her