bad apple

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A person who is not wholesome, honest, or trustworthy, especially one who has an adverse influence on others.

en-au-bad apple.ogg

bad apple bad apples

From the proverb “one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch” (or a variant thereof).

rotten apple bad seed bad egg

there's a rotten apple in every barrel rotten to the core

bad appling

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