"something is rotten in Denmark" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} something is rotten in Denmark
  1. Ellipsis of something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: something is rotten in the state of Denmark
    Sense id: en-something_is_rotten_in_Denmark-en-phrase-TqHRMPl1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry
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          "ref": "1974 April 22, “The Press: Woodstein Meets Deep Throat”, in Time, →ISSN:",
          "text": "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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