One Rat Dropping

一颗老鼠屎坏了一锅粥 One rat dropping spoils a whole pot of rice porridge.

The saying is used when one person’s fault harms the whole group. A teaching dictionary gives a common example: when one person is late for a meeting, everyone has to wait.

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