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every barrel has a rotten apple

every barrel has a rotten apple is the alternative form of there's a rotten apple in every barrel.

Meaning of there's a rotten apple in every barrel

Proverb

there's a rotten apple in every barrel

  1. There is a bad person in any group.

Questions about every barrel has a rotten apple

What is every barrel has a rotten apple the alternative form of?
Every barrel has a rotten apple is the alternative form of there's a rotten apple in every barrel.

Words near every barrel has a rotten apple in the dictionary

  1. everwhere
  2. everwhich
  3. everwho
  4. every
  5. every accusation is a confession
  6. every barrel has a rotten apple
  7. every bit
  8. every body
  9. every cloud
  10. every cloud has a silver lining
  11. every dark cloud has a silver lining

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