be rotten to the core



be rotten to the core

if a person or an organization is rotten to the core, it behaves in a way that is not honest or moral The whole legal system is rotten to the core.
See a bad apple, spoil rotten
See also: core, rotten

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Moniquemo-NEEK (French), mə-NEEK (English)French, English, Dutch
Soutaso:-tahJapanese
IlonkaEE-lon-kawHungarian
Hart[ha:t]
Manel-Catalan
Teodorate-o-DAW-rah (Italian), te-o-DHO-rah (Spanish), te-aw-DAW-rah (Polish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Romanian, Polish, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian