a bad apple

A person who negatively impacts an entire group of people through his or her words or actions. Taken from the proverb "a bad apple spoils the bunch." Jeremy is really a bad apple. After five minutes with my usually well-behaved kids, they're all acting out.

a bad/rotten apple

one bad person in a group of people who are good You'll find the occasional rotten apple in every organization.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Zach	ZAK	English
DrahomÍR	-	Czech
Vibiana	-	Ancient Roman
Delano	DEL-ə-no	English
Kurt	KUWRT (German), KURT (English)	German, English
Philokrates	-	Ancient Greek