a/the fish stinks from the head down

proverb Trouble or failure in an organization can be traced back to its leader(s). The board has to get rid of the CEO for the good of the company. I mean, the fish obviously stinks from the head down. A: "I just found out that my boss got caught embezzling." B: "Huh. I guess the fish stinks from the head down."

词组	a/the fish stinks from the head down
释义	a/the fish stinks from the head down a/the fish stinks from the head down proverb Trouble or failure in an organization can be traced back to its leader(s). The board has to get rid of the CEO for the good of the company. I mean, the fish obviously stinks from the head down. A: "I just found out that my boss got caught embezzling." B: "Huh. I guess the fish stinks from the head down." See also: down, fish, head, stink Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. See also: a/the fish rots from the head down cook the books cook the accounts be put out to grass be had up (for something) thick on the ground thick/thin on the ground cue (right) on cue start out at (something or some place)
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