Top 10 myths often used for the opposite of their original message

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Suggested by Sam Freedman after Ian Leslie enjoyed Roy Hodgson’s explanation of how he became manager of Watford football club: “This job was one I was never going to turn down because it was quite literally the siren call from the mermaid as the sailor passes by on his ship. Originally a cautionary fairy tale by Hans Christian Andersen appearing to warn girls not to aim too high, the Disney version is: “Dare to follow your dreams and you can get everything you want.” Nominated by Elliot Kane. Honourable mentions for Barry Grogan and Colin Edgar, who nominated “one bad apple”, a saying rather than a myth, which has been used, especially referring to the Metropolitan Police recently, to mean a one-off incident, when the saying actually means that a single corrupt apple will spoil the whole lot.