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| Russian | English |
| рыба с головы тухнет | fish begins to stinks at the head |
| рыба с головы тухнет | the fish always stinks from the head downwards |
| рыба с головы тухнет | fish begins to stink at the head (used to mean: disorder in an office, organization begins from the top) |
| рыба тухнет с головы | fish begins to stink at the head |