bad

bad idiom
In addition to the idioms beginning with bad, also see come to an end (bad end); feel bad; from bad to worse; get off on the wrong foot (to a bad start); give a bad name; give bad marks to; go bad; in a bad mood; in a bad way; in bad faith; in bad with someone; in someone's bad graces; leave a bad taste in one's mouth; make the best of (a bad bargain); not a bad sort; not bad; poor (bad) taste; run of (bad) luck; too bad; turn up (like a bad penny); with bad grace.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. Copyright © 2003, 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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