bad apple

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

   Near-synonym: bad egg

   schwarzes Schaf, Unheilstifter, fauler Apfel

   парши́вая овца́paršívaja ovcá

1. One bad apple spoils the bunch.

   ruГнилое яблоко заражает своих соседей.

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2. One bad apple spoils the barrel.

   deEin räudiges Schaf steckt die ganze Herde an.

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3. They're just a few bad apples.

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4. A bad apple tree gives bad apples.

   ruОт осинки не родятся апельсинки.

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5. One bad apple spoils the whole bunch.

   ruОдна паршивая овца портит всё стадо.

   deEin räudiges Schaf steckt die ganze Herde an.

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