詞彙 "a bad penny always turns up" 在中文的含義

"a bad penny always turns up" 在英語中是什麼意思?與 Lingoland 一起探索這個詞的含義、發音及具體用法

a bad penny always turns up

US /ə bæd ˈpen.i ˈɔːl.weɪz tɜːrnz ʌp/
UK /ə bæd ˈpen.i ˈɔːl.weɪz tɜːnz ʌp/
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成語

討厭的人總會再現, 惡人總會回頭

said to mean that a person you do not like or who is unreliable will always return or appear when they are not wanted

範例:
I thought he had moved abroad for good, but a bad penny always turns up.
我以為他永遠移居國外了,但討厭的人總是會再次出現
Look who's here! I guess a bad penny always turns up.
瞧瞧誰來了!看來討厭的人總是會再次出現