"there's a rotten apple in every barrel" meaning in English

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Proverb

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  1. There is a bad person in any group.
    Sense id: en-there's_a_rotten_apple_in_every_barrel-en-proverb-C2n2Ti4p Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English proverbs

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