| 释义 |
Idiom be rotten to the core if a person or an organization is rotten to the core, it behaves in a way that is not honest or moral.The whole legal system is rotten to the core.
be rotten to the coreTo be entirely bad, evil, or corrupt. The defense attorney refused to take the case when he realized the criminal was rotten to the core, unrepentantly boasting about his heinous crimes. That company is just rotten to the core—I wouldn't be surprised if all the employees were embezzling money! |