bad egg
Example Sentences
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Julie Dawn Cole knows she was a bad egg — and she’s not shy about telling all.
From Fox News • Jan. 29, 2019
“I’ve been a bad egg lately,” Paul begins.
From The Verge • Dec. 3, 2018
She discovers Mukri is a very bad egg and that the women have their own dicey secrets.
From Washington Post • Mar. 15, 2018
"You get a bad egg in every few dozen if you want, but overall I think Liverpool fans do themselves justice at home and abroad."
From BBC • Nov. 5, 2014
Back then, while World War II was going on, whenever one of our hens would lay a bad egg we’d mark it with an “H”—for Hitler.
From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose
