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The bad apples metaphor originated as a warning of the corrupting influence of one corrupt or sinful person on a group: that "one bad apple can spoil the barrel". Over time the concept has been used to describe the opposite situation, where "a few bad apples" should not be seen as representative of the rest of their group.
Addled – 1. spoilt, rotten 2. empty, cracked or broken; e.g. addled eggs; Ager – ugly (Zennor, in use after the year 1800, from Cornish language hager) [4] Agerever – pollack (Marazion, in use after the year 1800, from Cornish language hager euver, meaning 'ugly useless') [4] Aglets – hawthorn berries
Spoilt Rotten: The Toxic Cult of Sentimentality (subtitle in US editions: How Britain is Ruined by Its Children) is a non-fiction book by the British writer and retired doctor and psychiatrist Theodore Dalrymple, originally published in 2010.
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Dreams about teeth have a message and a meaning that may surprise you. ... A cracked tooth can be fixed; a rotten tooth has to be removed for the mouth to remove to a state of well-being. If the ...
The term originally referred to fruit that was spoiled or rotten, as well as to plants and individuals that appeared to be in poor health. [1] Earl Shorris, an American writer and critic, defined pochos as Americans of Mexican descent "who [had] traded [their] language and culture for the illusory blandishments of life in the United States". He ...
Spare the rod and spoil the child; Speak as you find; Speak of the devil and he shall/is sure/will appear; Speak softly and carry a big stick; Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me; Still waters run deep; Strike while the iron is hot; Stupid is as stupid does; Success has many fathers, while failure is an orphan
There’s Dolly Plowtown. Beyonsleigh. Saline Dion and Taylor Drift. Watch out for Clark W. Blizzwald, Han Snowlo, and Darth Blader. Put down that novel – F. Salt Fitzgerald might be roaming a ...