a bad apple
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a bad/rotten apple

one bad person in a group of people who are good You'll find the occasional rotten apple in every organization.

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He's bitter toward me because, I think, there are some third parties, a rotten apple, so to speak, that has manipulated him and turned him into this rotten apple's minion. Missing drawing further divides political rivals by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA) One bad house, like a rotten apple, quickly infects the entire barrel. Council is so right to draw the housing line; DAILY POST YOUR VOICE ... by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) Andrew Bell, who races greyhounds at Brough Park, said: "If you point to any sort of industry, there is always a rotten apple in every basket. 'We have no time for anyone who mistreats a dog, be it a greyhound or ... by The Journal (Newcastle, England)			a race against time clock a rake-off a rap across the knuckles a rap sheet a rat fink a rat race a raw deal a ray of sunshine a red cent a red eye a red herring a red-letter day a reign of terror a Renaissance man a rent boy a revolving door a rich seam a ringside seat a rip-off a ripple effect a rite of passage a road hog a roll in the hay a roller coaster a roof over head a rotten apple a rough diamond a roving eye a rubber check a rude awakening a rule of thumb a rum do a run for money a running battle a rush of blood a sacred cow a sad state of affairs a safe bet a safe pair of hands a safety net a safety valve a saving grace a scandal sheet a scaredy-cat a scarlet woman a sea change a second-class citizen a self-made man a seven-day wonder a sex kitten a sex object			a rip-off a ripple effect a rite of passage A River Runs Through It a road hog A Roadmap to African American and Diversity Resources A Rocket Launch for International Student Satellites A Rocket to the Moon A Rodin A Rodin A roll A roll A roll a roll in the hay a roll in the hay a roll in the hay a roll in the hay a roll in the hay a roll in the hay a roll in the sack a roll in the sack a roll in the sack a roll in the sack a roll in the sack a roller coaster A rolling stone gathers no moss a roof over head A room full of monkeys A Room of Her Own A Rose and A Thorn a rotten apple a rough diamond a rough ride a rough ride a rough ride a rough ride a rough time a roving eye a rubber check A ruby laser A ruby laser A ruby laser a rude awakening a rule of thumb a rum do a run for (one's) money a run for (one's) money a run for (one's) money a run for (one's) money a run for money a run on a large demand for a run on something A Run, A Pass, A Hit on the Enemy a running battle a rush of blood a rush of blood a rush of blood a rush of blood a rush of blood a rush of blood A Rush of Blood to the Head

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a bad apple (redirected from a rotten apple)

a bad apple
(redirected from a rotten apple)