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one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch

one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch proverb: synonym of one bad apple can spoil the barrel.

Proverb

one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch

  1. Synonym of one bad apple can spoil the barrel.

Synonyms of one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch

Questions about one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch

What does one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch mean?
One bad apple can spoil the whole bunch means synonym of one bad apple can spoil the barrel.
What part of speech is one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch?
One bad apple can spoil the whole bunch is a proverb.

Words near one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch in the dictionary

  1. one another
  2. one another's
  3. one anothers
  4. one at a time
  5. one bad apple can spoil the barrel
  6. one bad apple can spoil the whole bunch
  7. one bad turn deserves another
  8. one big happy family
  9. one brick short of a full load
  10. one by one
  11. one can dish it out, but one can't take it

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