| Clue | Source | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Full of worms | ||
| Like bad apples | Thomas Joseph | 13 May 2022 |
| Like a bad apple | New York Times | 21 Oct 2020 |
| Like a bad apple, perhaps | USA Today | 06 Oct 2019 |
| Like a bad apple, perhaps | ||
| Like a really bad apple | Universal | 16 Jan 2018 |
| Like a really bad apple | ||
| Like healthy soil | ||
| Like healthy soil | ||
| Like a bad apple, perhaps | ||
| Like a bad apple | ||
| Like a bad apple, perhaps | ||
| Like some bad apples | ||
| Bad apple character | ||
| Like bad apples | ||
| Like some apples | ||
| Describing a bad apple. |