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worms in the apple

worms in the apple is the plural of worm in the apple.

Meaning of worm in the apple

Noun

worm in the apple (plural worms in the apple)

  1. A serious flaw in something otherwise good; a problem that ruins everything else.
    • The worms in the apple, of course, are Baby Boom liberals who latched on to the one institution they could control—the university.2007, Leonard Steinhorn, The Greater Generation: In Defense of the Baby Boom Legacy, →ISBN

Questions about worms in the apple

What is worms in the apple the plural of?
Worms in the apple is the plural of worm in the apple.

Words near worms in the apple in the dictionary

  1. wormproof
  2. wormridden
  3. wormroot
  4. worms
  5. worms and wheels
  6. worms in the apple
  7. worms on a string
  8. worms out
  9. wormseed
  10. wormseed mustard
  11. wormseed mustards

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