BAD APPLE

Meaning of BAD APPLE in English

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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BAD APPLE — bad one, rotten one He's the bad apple in that group. He's always in trouble.
English Idioms vocab
BAD APPLE — bad one, rotten one He's the bad apple in that group. He's always in trouble.
English Idioms vocabulary
APPLE — I Fruit of the genus Malus , in the rose family, the most widely cultivated tree fruit. Malus species are …
Английский словарь Британика
BAD — I. archaic past of bid or of bide II. ˈbad, -aa(ə)d, -aid adjective ( worse ˈwərs, -ə̄s, -əis ; also …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
APPLE — ˈapəl noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English appel, from Old English æppel; akin to Old High …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
APPLE — (n.) Any fruit or other vegetable production resembling, or supposed to resemble, the apple; as, apple of love, or love …
Английский словарь Webster
APPLE — ( n. ) Any fruit or other vegetable production resembling, or supposed to resemble, the apple; as, apple of love, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
BAD — bad 1 — badness , n. /bad/ , adj., worse, worst; ( Slang ) badder, baddest for 36; n.; adv. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
APPLE — /ap"euhl/ , n. 1. the usually round, red or yellow, edible fruit of a small tree, Malus sylvestris, of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BAD — I. ˈbad adjective ( worse ˈwərs ; worst ˈwərst) Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century 1. a. : failing to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
APPLE — noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English appel, from Old English æppel; akin to Old High German apful apple, Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
APPLE — vi to grow like an apple; to bear apples. 2. apple ·noun anything round like an apple; as, an apple …
Webster English vocab
APPLE — [ap.ple] n, often attrib [ME appel, fr. OE aeppel; akin to OHG apful apple, OIr ubull, OCS abluko] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
APPLE — fruit of the genus Malus (about 25 species) belonging to the family Rosaceae, the most widely cultivated tree fruit. The …
Britannica English vocabulary
APPLE — apple BrE AmE ˈæp ə l ▷ apple|s z ▶ ˈ apple ˌ blossom BrE AmE ▶ ˌ apple ˈ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BAD — / bæd; NAmE / adjective , noun , adverb ■ adjective ( worse / wɜːs; NAmE wɜːrs/ worst / wɜːst; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
APPLE — / ˈæpl; NAmE / noun a round fruit with shiny red or green skin and firm white flesh : an …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BAD — I. bad 1 S1 W1 /bæd/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative worse /wɜːs $ wɜːrs/, superlative worst /wɜːst $ wɜːrst/) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
APPLE — ap ‧ ple S2 W3 /ˈæp ə l/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: æppel ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BAD — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (worse; worst) 1 inferior, inadequate, defective (bad work; a bad driver; bad light). 2 a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
APPLE — n. 1 the fruit of a tree of the genus Malus, rounded in form and with a crisp flesh. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BAD — adj., n., & adv. adj. (worse; worst) 1 inferior, inadequate, defective (bad work; a bad driver; bad light). 2 a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
APPLE — n. 1 the fruit of a tree of the genus Malus, rounded in form and with a crisp flesh. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BAD — adj., n., & adv. --adj. (worse; worst) 1. inferior, inadequate, defective (bad work; a bad driver; bad light). 2 a …
Oxford English vocab
APPLE — n.1 the fruit of a tree of the genus Malus, rounded in form and with a crisp flesh. 2 the …
Oxford English vocab
BAD — ( worse, worst) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Something that is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
APPLE — ( apples) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. An apple is a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BAD — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bad atmosphere ▪ There's a bad atmosphere among the staff. a bad cold …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
APPLE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cherry/peach/apple etc tree ▪ We planted a peach tree in the backyard. ▪ the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BAD — (LOW QUALITY) [adjective] - of unacceptably low quality; not acceptableI thought the film was really bad.Bad teachers can make children …
Cambridge English vocab
APPLE — [noun] - a round fruit with a firm white inside and a green, red or yellow skin, or the tree …
Cambridge English vocab
APPLE — n. Apple Computer Inc. apple scab custard apple
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
BAD — See: GO FROM BAD TO WORSE, IN A BAD WAY, IN BAD, IN ONE'S BAD GRACES, LEAVE A BAD TASTE …
Slang English vocab
APPLE — n. apple knocker apple polish apple polisher
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
APPLE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ sweet ▪ sharp , sour , tart ▪ Add some sugar to the stewed apple—it's still a …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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Longman Activator English vocab
BAD — n. 25B6; adjective bad workmanship : SUBSTANDARD, poor, inferior, second-rate, second-class, unsatisfactory, inadequate, unacceptable, not up to scratch, not up …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
APPLE — ( BrE Apple Mac , Mac ) the popular name for the Macintosh computer produced by the US company Apple …
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
BAD — adj. 1 poor, wretched, inferior, defective, awful, worthless, miserable, egregious, execrable, substandard, unsatisfactory, disappointing, inadequate, non-standard, Colloq lousy, rotten, crummy, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
BAD — See: GO FROM BAD TO WORSE, IN A BAD WAY, IN BAD, IN ONE'S BAD GRACES, LEAVE A BAD TASTE …
Словарь английских идиом
APPLE — This is the name of a company that makes Macintosh computers. The reason this term is in the glossary is …
English Glossary of Computer and Internet Terms
BAD — 1. прил. 1) дурной, плохой, скверный bad language ≈ сквернословие bad luck ≈ невезение bad name ≈ дурная репутация She …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
APPLE — сущ. 1) яблоко Most of our best apples are supposed to have been introduced into Britain by a fruiterer of …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
BAD — bad.ogg _I 1. bæd n 1. плохое, дурное to take the bad with the good - стойко переносить превратности судьбы; …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
APPLE — apple.ogg ʹæp(ə)l n 1. 1> яблоко apple butter brandy - яблочное повидло -ая водка 2> разг. яблоня apple blossom - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BAD — _I 1. bæd n 1. плохое, дурное to take the bad with the good - стойко переносить превратности судьбы; в …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
APPLE — n 1. 1> яблоко apple butter brandy - яблочное повидло -ая водка 2> разг. яблоня apple blossom - яблоневый цвет, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
BAD — 1. прил. 1) а) дурной, плохой, скверный bad language — сквернословие bad name — дурная репутация She feels bad. — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
APPLE — сущ. 1) яблоко Most of our best apples are supposed to have been introduced into Britain by a fruiterer of …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
BAD — 1. прил. 1) а) дурной, плохой, скверный bad language — сквернословие bad name — дурная репутация She feels bad. — Она плохо себя чувствует. It is …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
APPLE — сущ. 1) яблоко Most of our best apples are supposed to have been introduced into Britain by a fruiterer of Henry the …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
APPLE — 1) яблоня (Malus) 2) глазное яблоко • - Adam's apple - apple of love - apple of Peru - balsam apple - bitter apple - cherry apple - Chinese …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
APPLE — 1) яблоня ( Malus ) 2) глазное яблоко • - Adam's apple - apple of love - apple of Peru …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
BAD — 1. _a. _p. worse; _p-p. worst 1> плохой, дурной, скверный; she feels bad - она плохо себя чувствует; bad language …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
BAD — 1. a. p. worse; p-p. worst 1. плохой, дурной, скверный; she feels bad - она плохо себя чувствует; bad language …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
BAD — прил. 1) скверный, дурной 2) безнадежный 3) неблагоприятный 4) неподходящий 5) вредный 6) фальшивый 7) недействительный • - bad bargain - bad check - bad debt account - bad debts reserve - Bad …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
BAD — 1. _a. (worse - worst) 1> плохой, дурной, скверный; she feels bad она плохо себя чувствует; bad name (for) дурная …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
BAD — I сущ. 1) а) общ. плохое, дурное б) эк., обычно мн. антиблаго, зло (предметы, состояния окружающей среды и т. п., которые не являются желательными …
Новый Англо-Русский толковый словарь по маркетингу и торговле
BAD — 1. прил. 1) а) общ. дурной, плохой, скверный bad name — дурная репутация Syn: disagreeable, distasteful, objectionable, unpleasant, mischievous Ant: good See: bad credit, buy on the bad news б) …
Новый Англо-Русский толковый словарь по финансовым рынкам
BAD — 1. прил. 1) а) общ. дурной, плохой, скверный bad name — дурная репутация Syn: disagreeable, distasteful, objectionable, unpleasant, mischievous Ant: good See: bad credit, buy on the bad news б) …
Новый Англо-Русский толковый словарь по финансовому менеджменту
BAD — 1. прил. 1) а) общ. дурной, плохой, скверный bad name — дурная репутация Syn: disagreeable, distasteful, objectionable, unpleasant, mischievous Ant: good See: bad credit, buy on the bad news б) …
Англо-Русский словарь бухгалтерского учета и аудита
BAD — 1. прил. 1) дурной, плохой, скверный bad language ≈ сквернословие bad luck ≈ невезение bad name ≈ дурная репутация She …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
APPLE — сущ. 1) яблоко Most of our best apples are supposed to have been introduced into Britain by a fruiterer of …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
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