is rotten in Denmark

something is rotten in (the state of) Denmark.

Prov. something suspicious is going on. (From shakespeare's play Hamlet.) Jim: Look, there's a light on in the office, even though it's way past the time everyone should have left. John: Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Jane: I wonder why Fred is coming in so late every morning. Jane: Something is rotten in Denmark.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aella	-	Greek Mythology
Magda	['mægdə]
Ottorino	-	Italian
Suellen	soo-EL-ən	English
Rana (2)	-	Punjabi, Urdu, Bengali
Ceferino	the-fe-REE-no (Spanish), se-fe-REE-no (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish