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Did the phrase "S/he is a bad egg" originate in Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?

Asked by Tennis5tar (1263points) April 27th, 2008

The part where there are the golden geese who lay good/bad eggs and Veruca Salt is a “bad egg” according to the scale. Was the phrase around before the time of writing this book?

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