A Bad Apple
- A Bad Apple
- How common is this idiom?: This idiom is still commonly used today, especially in informal settings, to describe someone who is considered to be a troublemaker or a negative influence.
- Literal Meaning: A rotten or spoiled apple
- Actual Idiomatic Meaning: Someone who is considered to be a troublemaker or a negative influence, often within a group or community.
- The new employee was a bad apple and was fired after a month.
- My brother was a bad apple in school, always getting into trouble and influencing his friends to do the same.
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