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What does "bad" mean?

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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.

See bad in WNW Idioms

go to the bad

Informal to become wicked, shiftless, etc.; degenerate

in bad

â Informal

in trouble
in disfavor

not bad

Informal good; fairly good; not unsatisfactory

also not half bad or not so bad

the bad

those who are wicked

See bad in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Idioms

in bad

Informal

In trouble or disfavor.

my bad

Slang

Used to acknowledge that one is at fault.

half

not /so bad Informal

Reasonably good.

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