Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
idiom: bad guys spoil each and everyone who comes in their contact
English answer:
One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel
Added to glossary by
Elena Sgarbo (X)
Aug 22, 2004 02:19
19 yrs ago
English term
Patheja
idiom
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I require an English idiom or proverb for a situation where the importance of doing away from bad guys is explained because they spoil each and everyone who comes in their contact. I could not find a befitting idiom in my dictionary of idioms for this setting.
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One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel
There must be other similar sayings...
Good luck, Patheja
Elena
Good luck, Patheja
Elena
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Ritu Bhanot
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Thanks, shyamal
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Alfa Trans (X)
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Thank you, Marju :-)
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Dorene Cornwell
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Thanks, Dorene
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eccotraduttrice
: seems perfect to me!
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You're very kind, Karena. Thanks
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Annika Neudecker
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Thanks, Annika
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Ramesh Madhavan
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Thanks, Ramesh
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Tehani
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Thanks, Tehani
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humbird
: The situation asker is describing is more voluntarily ("do away" from is active and conscious action), hence "therefore one would avoid that person." This common cliche does not address that.
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As I understand the Asker's request, (s)he needs to say that someone will consciously get away (as you well say) from another person because that person is a bad influence. "Bad influence" is metaphorically expressed in "rotten apple spoiling a barrel".
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chica nueva
: Also 'birds of a feather flock together'- sometimes describes a group of undesirable people (that you don't want to be part of for fear of being 'tarred with the same brush') 'A man is known by the company he keeps' (both of these concern reputation)
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True! Thanks, Lesley
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Comment: "Thanks to all of you for your great suggestion. Pity I cant award all of you for your great help."
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Blessed is the man that walks not in the oounsel of the ungodly,
...nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful.
From the Book of Proverbs in the Bible
From the Book of Proverbs in the Bible
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good riddance
glad to get rid of you = good riddance (get away from)
... Idiom, Meaning, Example. ... good riddance, good that someone or something goes away, When the manager resigned, we all said, "Good riddance!". ...
home.t-online.de/home/toni.goeller/idiom_wm/id265.htm
... good riddance to bad rubbish. - used to show you are glad that someone or something has been taken or sent away. Good riddance to bad rubbish! ... Idiom Quizzes - G. ...
www.idiomconnection.com/gquiz.html
doing away with = slang of killing or sending them far, far away
Idioms: do a 180 -- do it the hard way. Idiom, Meaning, Example. ... do away with, throw out, dispose of, We want to do away with nuclear weapons - to dispose of them ...
home.t-online.de/home/toni.goeller/idiom_wm/id162.htm -
... An expression of disbelief: Example: Away you go! You never ate all that ice-cream yourself! Idiom: do away with someone or something: euphemistic To kill them. ...
www.allwords.com/word-do away with something.html
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\"these guys are bad news\" (very slangy)
... Idiom, Meaning, Example. ... good riddance, good that someone or something goes away, When the manager resigned, we all said, "Good riddance!". ...
home.t-online.de/home/toni.goeller/idiom_wm/id265.htm
... good riddance to bad rubbish. - used to show you are glad that someone or something has been taken or sent away. Good riddance to bad rubbish! ... Idiom Quizzes - G. ...
www.idiomconnection.com/gquiz.html
doing away with = slang of killing or sending them far, far away
Idioms: do a 180 -- do it the hard way. Idiom, Meaning, Example. ... do away with, throw out, dispose of, We want to do away with nuclear weapons - to dispose of them ...
home.t-online.de/home/toni.goeller/idiom_wm/id162.htm -
... An expression of disbelief: Example: Away you go! You never ate all that ice-cream yourself! Idiom: do away with someone or something: euphemistic To kill them. ...
www.allwords.com/word-do away with something.html
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\"these guys are bad news\" (very slangy)
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chica nueva
: Ways to say they should be avoided: They're not my type. I wouldn't touch them with a bargepole. I'd give them a wide berth. ...(they're bad news)
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tar with the same brush
paint with the same brush
Is a possibility for your:"because they spoil each and everyone who comes in their contact"
Is a possibility for your:"because they spoil each and everyone who comes in their contact"
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It is easier to stay out than get out.
This is what Mark Twain (1835-1910) said. It is not exactly an idiom, but idea is "Just stay away from bad (or sptupid) people or bad things. It will save you a lot of trouble". As a matter of fact I believe it.
This is a kind of question that stimulates my intellectual juice, so I offer another answer belatedly and after commented to other answerers.
This is a kind of question that stimulates my intellectual juice, so I offer another answer belatedly and after commented to other answerers.
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