a bad egg

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a bad egg (mainly American informal)

someone who behaves in a bad or dishonest way He's a bad egg - don't believe anything he says.

See also: bad, egg

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I don't know if there is someone in the camp who is saying I am a bad egg but I am not being left out for football reasons. CLINT: I SHOULD BE PICKED by The Mirror (London, England) I think the first step is not to let them ruffle your feathers, I mean a bad egg is trying to get a lift out of you somehow so, the best trick is not to give it to them. Happiness - or Stinkin Thinkin by Chris Walker / Health, general community There's not a bad egg in this bunch, and with film footage help from Newcastle College and a sturdy ensemble, plus the youngsters from Marron Theatre Arts, it is first-rate entertainment from start to finish. This panto's full of beans by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)			'Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all a babe in the woods a baby boomer a back-handed compliment a backroom boy a backseat driver a bad apple a bad egg A bad workman blames his tools a bag lady a bag of bones a baker's dozen a balancing act a ball and chain a ball-breaker a ballpark estimate a balls-up a banana republic a banana skin a Band-Aid a bang up job a baptism by fire a bargaining chip a basket case a battle of nerves a battle of wills a battle of wits a battle royal a bean counter a bear hug a beast of burden a bed of roses a belly laugh			a 2 -plasmin inhibitor A 60 a a A a milne A acute A acute A Airlines a and a half a and a half a and a half a and a half A and e A and e A AND NOT B gate A and R A antigen a Aquilae A Avenir Evolution Technologique a axis A b A b A B C A B C book a babe in the woods a baby boomer A Baby's Best Friend a back-handed compliment a backroom boy a backseat driver a bad apple a bad egg a bad taste in mouth a bad taste in mouth a bad taste in mouth a bad taste in mouth a bad taste in the mouth a bad taste in the mouth a bad taste in the mouth a bad taste in the mouth a bad time A bad workman blames his tools a bag lady a bag of bones a bag of nerves a bag of nerves a bag of nerves a bag of nerves A Bag of Winds A Bag of Winds A baker's dozen A baker's dozen A Balanced Curriculum a balancing act a ball and chain a ball-breaker A balladeer a ballpark estimate a ballpark figure a balls-up a banana republic a banana skin

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