bad apple vs pernicious

bad apple

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

pernicious

adj
  • Causing much harm in a subtle way. 

  • Causing death or injury; deadly. 

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