a bad penny always turns up

短语

发音

其它 /ə bæd pɛni ɔɫweɪz tɝnz ʌp/

别名

a bad penny always comes back the bad penny always comes back the bad penny always turns up

释义与例句

prov.
  1. 1.

    A person or thing which is unpleasant, dishonorable, or unwanted tends to appear (or reappear), especially at inopportune times.

    Elsa Schneider: I never expected to see you again. Indiana Jones: I'm like a bad penny. I always turn up.

    Being superstitious was common among a lot of the military. . . . Aircraft were given names such as The Bad Penny (as in a bad penny always turns up).

  2. 2.

    An action or task that is carried out improperly eventually causes problems.