rotten apple spoils the (whole) barrel イディオム

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.

a 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, a 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. A 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 a rotten angel boodle the accomplished barrel."Learn more: apple, barrel, rotten, spoil

rotten angel boodle the barrel

Prov. A bad being influences anybody he or she comes into acquaintance with, authoritative them bad too. Helen is the rotten angel that boodle the butt in our office. Anybody sees her appear in backward to assignment and booty continued coffee breaks, and they think, "Why can't I do the same?"Learn more: apple, barrel, 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 a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma a rift in the lute a right one a righteous collar a ringside seat a ripple effect a rising tide lifts all boats a road hog a road to nowhere a roaring success a rod in pickle a rod/stick to beat somebody with a rogues' gallery a Roland for an Oliver a roll in the hay a roll Jack Rice couldn't jump over a roller-coaster ride a rolling stone a rolling stone gathers no moss a Roman holiday a roof over your head a rope of sand a rose by any other name a rose by any other name (would smell as sweet) a rotten apple a rotten apple spoils the (whole) barrel a rotten apple spoils the (whole) bunch a rotten apple spoils the (whole) bushel a rotten egg a rough diamond a rough passage a rough patch a rough ride a rough time a rough trot a round for the house a round peg in a square hole a round robin a rousing send-off a roving eye a royal pain a rude awakening a rule of thumb a rum do a rum go a run for money a run for your money a run of (good) luck a run of bad luck a run on (something) a running battle