one rotten apple spoils the (whole) barrel Idiom

a barrel of laughs

a lot of fun, a person who makes you laugh Let's invite Chang to our party. He's a barrel of laughs.

cash on the barrelhead

"pay cash to the owner at the time of purchase; cold, hard cash" "The old man said, ""To buy my pony you'll have to pay $300 - cash on the barrelhead."""

lock, stock and barrel

everything, kit and caboodle They took everything in the shed - lock, stock and barrel.

over a barrel

in a helpless or trapped position I think that we have them over a barrel and should be able to win the contract easily.

scrape the bottom of the barrel

use the last ones or the worst ones, seconds He's a bad referee. We scraped the bottom of the barrel to find him.

shooting fish in a barrel

a task that is too easy, a game without challenge We won 18-2. It was like shooting fish in a barrel.

over a/the barrel

in a helpless condition；trapped受牵制的；无能为力
I have to obey him because he's got me over a barrel．我被他所控制，只好服从他。

over the barrel

in a helpless condition；trapped受牵制的；无能为力
I have to obey him because he's got me over a barrel．我被他所控制，只好服从他。

lock, stock, and barrel

Idiom(s): lock, stock, and barrel

Theme: EVERYTHING

everything. (Fixed order.)
• We had to move everything out of the house—lock, stock, and barrel.
• We lost everything—lock, stock, and barrel—in the fire.

let sb have it with both barrels

Idiom(s): let sb have it (with both barrels)

Theme: SCOLDING

to strike someone or attack someone verbally. (Informal. With both barrels simply intensifies the phrase.)
• I really let Tom have it with both barrels. I told him he had better not do that again if he knows what's good for him.
• Bob let John have it—right on the chin.

one rotten angel boodle the (whole) barrel

1. proverb It alone takes one bad person, thing, element, etc., to ruin the absolute group, situation, project, etc. Refers to the actuality that a adulteration angel can account added apples in abutting adjacency to activate to rot as well. A: "It acclimated to be advised the top analysis ability in the region, but afterwards one of its advisers was apparent to accept acquired a cardinal of his papers, the accomplished department's acceptability has been abject through the mud." B: "Well, one rotten angel boodle the barrel." I absolutely admired my job, but there was this one jerk there who fabricated activity afflicted for everyone. One rotten angel boodle the accomplished barrel, unfortunately.2. proverb The criminal, unethical, corrupt, or contrarily abrogating behavior of a distinct being will advance to added bodies about them. Ever back that cheat took over as CEO, the aggregation has been abatement into shadier and shadier business arrangements. One rotten angel absolutely does blemish the barrel. A: "Is it any wonder? When base liars booty office, aback anybody who allowances from them starts to believe—and spread—their lies to advance the cachet quo." B: "It's true, then, that one rotten angel boodle the accomplished barrel."Learn more: apple, barrel, one, rotten, spoil

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let sth slide let sth ride let sth out let one's hair down let sb off the hook let sb off let sb in on let sb have it with both barrels let sb go let sb down let oneself go let grass grow under one's feet let go with