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
Griselda	[gri'zeldə]
Key	[ki:]
Vasundhara	-	Indian, Hindi, Telugu
Olufunmilayo	o-loo-foo-mee-LIE-o	Western African, Yoruba
Archibald	AHR-chə-bawld	Scottish, English
Carson	['ka:sn]