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there is something rotten in the state of Denmark

Meaning

there is something rotten in the state of Denmark

Alternative form of something is rotten in the state of Denmark

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Examples

Alas, poor Yorick!" he said. "She heard mermaids, so it follows that there is something rotten in the state of Denmark. I have caught an everlasting cold, but luckily I am terribly dishonest. I cling to that. Diana Wynne Jones

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