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rotten egg

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rotten egg and bad egg
a bad or despised person; an evil influence. That guy is a real rotten egg. She sure has turned out to be a rotten egg.
See also: egg, rotten


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THE BOTTOM LINE If your house smells like rotten eggs and it''s not Halloween (or Easter for that matter), if your household appliances are breaking down when they never used to, and if you''re experiencing chronic headaches, then get a certified inspector to check your drywall.
Although best known as the stuff that gives rotten eggs their distinctive odor, hydrogen sulfide also acts as a chemical messenger in the body, relaxing blood vessels and allowing more blood to pass through.
Demonstrators burned an effigy of the Foreign Secretary, pelted the compound with rotten eggs and stones and sprayed graffiti.
 
 
 
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