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

“Well. The Belgians in general. He’s very mad about all the nice things they said earlier about King Léopold. Who was a bad egg, I’ll admit that.”

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver