a rotten egg

a rotten egg

Someone who is thoroughly, intrinsically inclined to behave badly and cause trouble. His parents did everything they could to steer him on the right path, but I think Chris might just be a rotten egg. She started hanging out with a few rotten eggs in her school, and her grades have really suffered ever since.
See also: egg, rotten
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

rotten egg

 and bad egg
a bad or despised person; an evil influence. That guy is a real rotten egg. She sure has turned out to be a rotten egg.
See also: egg, rotten
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

rotten egg

see under bad egg.
See also: egg, rotten
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.

rotten egg

n. a bad or despised person; a stinker. She sure has turned out to be a rotten egg.
See also: egg, rotten
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • rotten egg
  • love begets love
  • love breeds love
  • beget
  • hate begets hate
  • hate breeds hate
  • be born that way
  • be made that way
  • be/be born/be made that way
  • set (someone or something) (up) on a pedestal
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He retires as Britain's first Muslim MP, a multimillionaire and a figure in the land having survived many a rotten egg thrown in his direction over the years.
AND FINALLY
There seems little doubt that if not handled properly, H2S, which has a rotten egg smell even at low doses and can be harmful to human health at very high (but rare) concentrations, can occur with this type of ADC, or any waste stream where it is contained, including regular C&D debris.
End of the line?
It was like a rotten eggs smell and filled my kitchen.
Mum throws 'mouldy' Asda Christmas turkey in bin after it makes her gag; The 27-year-old chef from St Austell, Cornwall, contacted the supermarket but was fuming when her complaint was not taken as seriously as she thinks it should have been