bad egg
Example Sentences
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My mother had driven to check on Julie, who had moved in with a guy I could only assume was a bad egg.
From Slate ● Jun. 22, 2022
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
There were some clever tricks in the show from early on which nudged viewers towards thinking Anne was the bad egg.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2018
“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
