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Idiom: a bad egg

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If someone is a bad egg they are a dishonest person who can’t be trusted.

Examples of use:
1. Watch out for that new friend of yours. Everyone knows he’s a bad egg.

2. Bob’s a bad egg. He tricked his mother out of her savings.

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