bad : Idioms & Phrases


at the worst

  • adverb under the worst of conditions
    at the worst.
    • at worst we'll go to jail
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at worst

  • adverb under the worst of conditions
    at the worst.
    • at worst we'll go to jail
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bad block

  • noun (computer science) a block (usually one sector) that cannot reliably hold data
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bad blood

  • noun a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
    animosity; animus.
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bad check

  • noun a check that is dishonored on presentation because of insufficient funds
    bad check.
    • issuing a bad check is a form of larceny
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bad cheque

  • noun a check that is dishonored on presentation because of insufficient funds
    bad check.
    • issuing a bad check is a form of larceny
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bad debt

  • noun a debt that is unlikely to be repaid
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bad egg

  • noun (old-fashioned slang) a bad person
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bad fairy

  • noun a fairy that tends to cause harm
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bad guy

  • noun any person who is not on your side
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bad hat

  • noun someone who deliberately stirs up trouble
    mischief-maker; troublemaker; trouble maker; troubler.
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bad lands

  • noun an eroded and barren region in southwestern South Dakota and northwestern Nebraska
    Badlands.
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Bad" lands"
Definitions
  1. Barren regions, especially in the western United States, where horizontal strata (Tertiary deposits) have been often eroded into fantastic forms, and much intersected by canons, and where lack of wood, water, and forage increases the difficulty of traversing the country, whence the name, first given by the Canadian French, Mauvaises Terres (bad lands).
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bad luck

  • noun an unfortunate state resulting from unfavorable outcomes
    misfortune; ill luck; tough luck.
  • noun an unpredictable outcome that is unfortunate
    mischance; mishap.
    • if I didn't have bad luck I wouldn't have any luck at all
  • noun unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
    misfortune.
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bad manners

  • noun impoliteness resulting from ignorance
    ill-breeding.
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bad person

  • noun a person who does harm to others
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bad temper

  • noun a persisting angry mood
    ill temper.
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bad weather

  • noun weather unsuitable for outdoor activities
    inclemency; inclementness.
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bad-mannered

  • adjective satellite socially incorrect in behavior
    rude; unmannerly; unmannered; ill-mannered.
    • resentment flared at such an unmannered intrusion
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bad-tempered

  • adjective satellite annoyed and irritable
    crabby; grouchy; ill-tempered; crabbed; cross; grumpy; fussy.
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get worse

  • verb deteriorate in health
    relapse.
    • he relapsed
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go bad

  • verb stop operating or functioning
    die; give out; give way; break; go; conk out; fail; break down.
    • The engine finally went
    • The car died on the road
    • The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town
    • The coffee maker broke
    • The engine failed on the way to town
    • her eyesight went after the accident
  • verb become unfit for consumption or use
    spoil.
    • the meat must be eaten before it spoils
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in a bad way

  • adjective satellite facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
    distressed; hard put; hard-pressed.
    • distressed companies need loans and technical advice
    • financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices
    • we were hard put to meet the mortgage payment
    • found themselves in a bad way financially
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not bad

  • adjective satellite very good
    groovy; dandy; corking; bully; swell; smashing; great; keen; slap-up; neat; cracking; nifty; peachy; bang-up.
    • he did a bully job
    • a neat sports car
    • had a great time at the party
    • you look simply smashing
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To be in bad odor

  • to be out of favor, or in bad repute.
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To keep good (∨ bad) hours

  • to be customarily early (or late) in returning home or in retiring to rest.
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To make good, ∨ bad, weather

  • (Naut.), to endure a gale well or ill; said of a vessel. Shak.
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too bad

  • adjective satellite deserving regret
    regrettable.
    • regrettable remarks
    • it's regrettable that she didn't go to college
    • it's too bad he had no feeling himself for church
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With a bad grace

  • in a forced, reluctant, or perfunctory manner; ungraciously.
    What might have been done with a good grace would at least be done with a bad grace. Macaulay.
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