Meanings
alternative every barrel has a rotten apple
- There is a bad person in any group.
Synonyms: there are bad apples in every orchard
Synonyms & antonyms
proverbThere is a bad person in any group.
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there's a rotten apple in every barrel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/there's%20a%20rotten%20apple%20in%20every%20barrel
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