bad apple vs devilish

bad apple

noun
  • A person who is not wholesome, honest, or trustworthy, especially one who has an adverse influence on others. 

devilish

adj
  • Resembling a devil. 

  • Extreme, excessive. 

  • Characteristic of a devil. 

adv
  • Devilishly; very; exceedingly. 

How often have the words bad apple and devilish occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )