there's a rotten apple in every barrel

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English[edit]

Proverb[edit]

there's a rotten apple in every barrel

  1. There is a bad person in any group.

Usage notes[edit]

  • Occurs in numerous other forms: "every barrel has a rotten apple", etc.
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