bad egg
noun
informal + somewhat old-fashioned
: someone who does bad things
He was dishonest, but he was the only bad egg in the group.
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Gossip is also usually a sign that discontent stems beyond just one employee deemed to be a bad egg.
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Chloe Berger, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2023
The series is about five sisters who are living outside of Dublin, and one of them is married to a particularly bad egg.
—WIRED, 23 Mar. 2023
Chloe Berger, Fortune, 13 Apr. 2023
The series is about five sisters who are living outside of Dublin, and one of them is married to a particularly bad egg.
—WIRED, 23 Mar. 2023
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“Bad egg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20egg. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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