a bad egg



a bad egg

A dishonest or ill-behaved person. Primarily heard in US. We could tell he was a bad egg even at a young age.
See also: bad, egg

a bad egg

  (mainly American informal)
someone who behaves in a bad or dishonest way He's a bad egg - don't believe anything he says.
See also: bad, egg

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Francettefrawn-SETFrench
ĐUraĐJOOR-ahjSerbian, Croatian (Archaic)
LibertyLIB-ər-teeEnglish
Mtenderemten-DAY-raySouthern African, Chewa
Allovera-Ancient Germanic
Fenna-Dutch, Frisian