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shit rolls downhill

shit rolls downhill proverb: problems originating at the top of the chain of command or organizational hierarchy tend to become the responsibilities of those lower down.

Proverb

shit rolls downhill

  1. (colloquial, vulgar) Problems originating at the top of the chain of command or organizational hierarchy tend to become the responsibilities of those lower down.

Questions about shit rolls downhill

What does shit rolls downhill mean?
Shit rolls downhill means problems originating at the top of the chain of command or organizational hierarchy tend to become the responsibilities of those lower down.
What part of speech is shit rolls downhill?
Shit rolls downhill is a proverb.

Words near shit rolls downhill in the dictionary

  1. shit packer
  2. shit packers
  3. shit paper
  4. shit parade
  5. shit pipe
  6. shit rolls downhill
  7. shit sandwich
  8. shit sandwiches
  9. shit scared
  10. shit show
  11. shit shows

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