bad apples

  • 1Bad apples excuse — A bad apples excuse or few bad apples excuse is a rhetorical attempt to spin misdeeds within a group as isolated to a few bad apples . cite web title = The “few bad apples” alibi in business, military and political crimes url =… …

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  • 2bad apple — Informal. a discontented, troublemaking, or dishonest person: In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples. [from the proverb one bad apple spoils the barrel ] * * * bad apple UK US noun [countable] [singular bad apple… …

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  • 3bad — 1 adjective comparative worse, worst 1 HARMFUL unpleasant, harmful, or likely to cause problems: I have some bad news for you. | I thought things couldn t possibly get any worse. | It s bad enough being woken by the baby without you keeping me… …

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  • 4bad apple — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms bad apple : singular bad apple plural bad apples informal someone who does bad things and influences other people so they that do bad things too …

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  • 5bad apple — Informal. a discontented, troublemaking, or dishonest person: In any group of average citizens there are bound to be a few bad apples. [from the proverb one bad apple spoils the barrel ] * * * …

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  • 6bad — bad1 badness, n. /bad/, adj., worse, worst; (Slang) badder, baddest for 36; n.; adv. adj. 1. not good in any manner or degree …

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  • 7One Bad Apple — This article is about the song popularized by The Osmonds. For the rhetorical use emanating from the one bad apple proverb, see bad apples excuse. One Bad Apple Single by The Osmonds from the album Osmonds A side One Bad Apple …

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  • 8Lieutenant Bad Apple — is a super villain character created By Australian IT Student, Benel Barak. Biogarphy Lt. Bad Apple was originally Lt. Benjamin Appleby. With the Israelli Defence Force. Whilst on patrol, with a rifle squad, in the Iraqi Desert. Whilst relieving… …

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  • 10The Land of the Silver Apples — Infobox Book | name = The Land of the Silver Apples image caption = First edition, August 2007 author = Nancy Farmer cover artist = Gene Mollica country = United States language = English series = genre = Children s Fantasy novel publisher =… …

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