English Explanatory Dictionary

shit rolls downhill

English dictionary entry

Meanings

proverb
  1. Problems originating at the top of the chain of command or organizational hierarchy tend to become the responsibilities of those lower down.

Word forms

shit rolls downhill

Related words

the fish rots from the head trickle-down hypothesis
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on S Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary