bad egg

Definitions

1. Someone whose behaviour is reprehensible or irresponsible; a rogue.
   British, US, idiomatic
2. An egg that has gone bad; a rotten egg.

Equivalents

Examples

“"Dat's right!" piped up the newsboy who had brought the policeman. "I see⟳ him do de trick⟳ jest a minit ago!" "This is a plot against me!" fumed the swindler. "Dat feller is a bad egg!" went on the newsboy. "His name⟳ is Bill Butts. He's a slick one, he is. Hits de country jays strong, he does!"”

“I've been a fairly bad egg, Byrne, for a great many years; but, by George! I'm not entirely rotten yet.”

“My son had a drug problem and hired a bad egg as a chief accountant […]”

“"And the fifth immortal we know⟳ tried to kill⟳ you." "He is a bad''' egg. We stick⟳ to good eggs."”

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