Hurry up or you will be the rotten egg.
rotten egg
idiomA person who is the latest, the last, or the slowest in a group to arrive somewhere or to perform a certain task.
We all finished our race before him, so he was the rotten egg of the group.
The last student to arrive at the lecture hall was teased by his classmates for being the rotten egg.
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a wild goose never laid a tame egg
Most things are inherited and predetermined.
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bad egg
Someone whose behaviour is reprehensible or irresponsible; a rogue.
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borrow and beg
[Cockney slang]egg
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curate's egg
A thing which has good and bad parts, but is overall spoiled by the bad.
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egg on
To encourage or coax (a person) to do something, especially something foolhardy or reckless.
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good egg
A good person, someone to be trusted; a friend.
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lay an egg
To produce a failure or flop; to do something which is unsuccessful.
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rotten apple
A bad person, especially one who has a corrupting influence on others.