The two were both considered black sheep by their families.

Even as president he seemed to be the black sheep.

Anyone can be the black sheep for just about any reason.

Black sheep of a very fine family, let me tell you.

He is described as the black sheep of the family.

To tell you the truth, I'm the black sheep of the family.

Black sheep, but they looked white to those who saw them pass.

I was one of the black sheep, but I'm no longer.

The black sheep among 911's are the cars of 1974-77.

He was definitely the black sheep of the family, even in physical terms.

"There are always a few bad apples in any group."

And I'm not going to tell you who that bad apple is, he said to himself.

"You always got one bad apple that turns everything into something else," he said.

"You have some bad apples but generally people are all right."

No doubt it was the mark of a bad apple.

And even if some who now seem perfect end up being particularly bad apples, at least it will make good television.

These have been caused by a few bad apples, which might happen in any new industry.

But not all of them, and everybody knows what a few bad apples can do.

And no, we're not talking about a few bad apples.

It would, they say, hurt everyone because of a few bad apples.

A rotten apple, the island will have no chance against us.

Five to six hundred is too many rotten apples, even among 38,000.

Well, he has experience with rotten apples, I'll say that for him.

I've known all along he's a rotten apple up to no good.

Just sort of a few rotten apples in the barrel.

Can we not understand that this is a rotten apple even before it joins?

"Maybe he was a rotten apple, and you never saw it."

"I've been in this business 20 years," he continued, "and you never know who the rotten apple is going to be."

More often than not, it seems, the rotten apples are the familiar names.

One rotten apple took some time to turn the rest bad.