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there are bad apples in every orchard

there are bad apples in every orchard proverb: every community and demographic has troublesome members.

Proverb

there are bad apples in every orchard

  1. Every community and demographic has troublesome members.

Synonyms of there are bad apples in every orchard

Questions about there are bad apples in every orchard

What does there are bad apples in every orchard mean?
There are bad apples in every orchard means every community and demographic has troublesome members.
What part of speech is there are bad apples in every orchard?
There are bad apples in every orchard is a proverb.

Words near there are bad apples in every orchard in the dictionary

  1. there again
  2. there ain't no such thing as a free lunch
  3. there and back
  4. there and then
  5. there are
  6. there are bad apples in every orchard
  7. there are many ways to skin a cat
  8. there are more horses' asses than horses
  9. there are no atheists in foxholes
  10. there are no stupid questions
  11. there are none so blind as those who will not see

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