rotten apple OR bad apple definition, rotten apple OR bad apple meaning | English dictionary

rotten apple OR bad apple n.
Arotten apple is a member of a group, or a single element in a set of things, that is bad and likely to corrupt the other people or things in the group
Allusion to the expression "One bad apple spoils the barrel"

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Collaborative Dictionary     English Definition
n.
remnants of disputes that make a relationship between people or companies difficult to maintain, even without an open dispute
adj.
extremely bad
about humans
n.
A plan done for something bad or illegal.
I will never scheme in the future because it is a bad thing to do.
exp.
expression used when nothing is going well
n.
unattractive person, looking dirty and/or smelling bad
v.
to look for or expose information about a person's past, usually bad, and to therefore bring that person down or put them in a bad light
exp.
= bad press: negative opinion or image expressed in the media
The firm got some negative press over that decision
n.
a potential benefit or disadvantage
n.
Materialistic concept neonewtonist. In its measures, this variation of length of traveled route (by unit of time) by a group of photons ( φ is the initial of photons) - the light signal - is equal to what is collectively called " radial velocity". It distinguishes itself from it in its gnoseology.
Phys. Concept before 2007 The redshift indicates the phi-speed of a star. But do not give the immediate knowledge of its absolute speed.
v.
explain or bring up
adj.
without nationality or nations
the chambers dictionnary 10th edition.
n.
used figuratively, a train crash means something disastrously bad
'this train crash of a policy'
adj.
enough in quantity or quality
Sentence: My parents consulted me about what would be an adequate for the money for the trip.
n.
any distracting or deceptive maneuver
exp.
it sounds interesting or attractive
v.
to visit unexpectedly or inconventiently
the whole family descended on us for the weekend
v.
perceive (an idea or situation) mentally
"I just realised how important is that trip for you."
n.
characteristic of awesome people or things
exp.
love very much (smth. or smb.)
id.
use your common sense or resourcefulness
exp.
home is the best place to be no matter where it is
n.
person or tool who creates or translates subtitles
[Fam.]
n.
name given to isolated or fictive places;
exp.
get drunk or take drugs; get high
n.
a leader in a race or competition
n.
last days, hours or minutes of life
Medical term
n.
valuable virtual or digital assets in cyberspace
[Tech.]
exp.
1. break; fall apart; 2. be in a bad mood
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apple  


      n  
1    a rosaceous tree, Malus pumila (or Pyrus malus), widely cultivated in temperate regions in many varieties, having pink or white fragrant flowers and firm rounded edible fruits  
2    the fruit of this tree, having red, yellow, or green skin and crisp whitish flesh  
3    the wood of this tree  
4    any of several unrelated trees that have fruit similar to the apple, such as the custard apple, sugar apple, and May apple  
   See also       love apple       oak apple       thorn apple  
5    apple of one's eye   a person or thing that is very precious or much loved  
6    bad or rotten apple          a person with a corrupting influence,   (See also)        apples  
     (Old English æppel; related to Old Saxon appel, Old Norse apall, Old High German apful)  
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