Bad Apple Meaning

Bad Apple is an idiom. The meaning of this idiom is (idiomatic) A person who is not wholesome, honest, or trustworthy, especially one who has an adverse influence on others.. Explore more Idiom Meanings.

Bad Apple

(idiomatic) A person who is not wholesome, honest, or trustworthy, especially one who has an adverse influence on others.

Example : 1956, "Echoing Ring (book review of Bang the Drum Slowly by Mark Harris)," Time, 19 Mar.,  There is one bad apple, and that is Katie, the beautiful prostitute with whom Catcher Bruce is in love. Unlike the cliche harlot of fiction, she is as short of compassion as Bruce is of IQ.2003, Steven Greenhouse, "Unions See Politics in New Disclosure Rules," New York Times, 5 Oct. (retrieved 30 July 2008),  While most union leaders are people of integrity, there are still bad apples.

Meaning of Bad Apple

Bad Apple is an idiom. It is one of the most commonly used expressions in English writings. Bad Apple stands for (idiomatic) A person who is not wholesome, honest, or trustworthy, especially one who has an adverse influence on others.. Explore Urdupoint to find out more popular Idioms and Idiom Meanings, to amplify your writings

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