something is rotten in Denmark

Phrase

abbreviation alt-of ellipsis

Ellipsis of something is rotten in the state of Denmark.

Japanese Meaning

デンマークに何らかの不正や異常な事態が潜んでいること、つまり物事の裏側に問題があることを暗示する表現。 / 状態は見かけ上正常に見えても、実際には重大な問題が存在するという警告の意味合い。

What is this buttons?

Many citizens whispered that something is rotten in Denmark after the corruption scandal came to light.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

汚職スキャンダルが明るみに出た後、多くの市民はデンマークの国には何か腐敗しているものがあると囁いた。

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Sense（1）

Ellipsis of something is rotten in the state of Denmark.

Among other sources who pepper the book's pages with their tips: "the Bookkeeper," a conscience-stricken woman who served C.R.P.'s finance chairman, Maurice Stans. "Something is rotten in Denmark and I'm part of it," she tremblingly warned Bernstein in her home one night a few weeks after the breakin.

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