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Bad As All That »
(people are saying that it is very bad; as bad as people are saying...)


Bad Blood Between People »
(people having bad feelings towards each other...)


Bad Mouthing You »
(talking badly about you...)


Be Off To A Bad Start »
(started badly; started with bad feelings...)


Get Off To A Bad Start »
(it just started, and it is going badly...)


Go From Bad To Worse »
(it was already bad, not it has gotten worse...)


Have A Bad Effect On Someone Or Something »
(one's influence makes that person worse...)


In A Bad Mood »
(unhappy; one is not happy...)


In A Bad Way »
(not looking good; not strong nor healthy...)


In Bad Faith »
(not fair; dishonest; deceitful; cheating...)


You Have To Take The Good With The Bad »
(accept that everything has a bad as well as a good side...)


A Blessing In Disguise »
(it seemed like a bad thing at first, but the result was surprisingly good; it appeared to be a bad thing but turned out to be a good thing...)


A Dose Of One's Own Medicine »
(the bad thing one does to others happens to oneself...)


A Pretty State Of Affairs »
(a cynical way to say that the situation has gotten bad...)


Add Fuel To The Fire »
(do something which makes a bad situation even worse...)


All Shot To Hell »
(broken; damaged; in bad condition...)


An Act Of God »
(an accident caused by nature, such as bad weather; not because of what people did...)


Bail Me Out »
(help that person get out of a bad situation...)


Be Off On The Wrong Foot »
(got a bad start; started in a bad way...)


Caught Red Handed »
(discovered while doing something wrong or bad...)


Dirty Work »
(work which makes one dirty; actions which are bad...)


Down On One's Luck »
(one has been having bad luck lately; bad things have been happening...)


Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining »
(even bad things can have a good result...)


Fall In With »
(join a bad group...)


Familiarity Breeds Contempt »
(too much time together causes bad feelings...)


For Better Or For Worse »
(said when two people marry, their commitment to stay together in good times and bad times...)


Full Of The Devil »
(being playfully bad; acting mischievously...)


Get A Raw Deal »
(one was cheated; the agreement turned out bad for one...)


Get A Taste Of One's Own Medicine »
(the bad thing one does to others has now happened to oneself...)


Get Away With Something »
(do something bad but not be discovered...)


Get Even With Someone »
(get revenge; they did something bad to you, so you do something bad to them...)


Get Off On The Wrong Foot »
(have a bad start; start badly; the two did not like each other when they met...)


Get Off Scot Free »
(receive no punishment; one did something bad but was not punished...)


Get The Short End Of The Stick »
(be the one who gets a bad deal or a worse deal than the others...)


Have A Close Call »
(something bad almost happened...)


In A Vicious Circle »
(the same bad thing keeps happening...)


Jekyll And Hyde »
(one who transforms quickly from good to bad...)


Judge Something On Its Own Merits »
(that things is judged by it's own good or bad points, not by association with others...)


Live And Learn »
(we learn from our mistakes; if bad things happen, we learn from it and continue...)


Look Like Something The Cat Dragged In »
(looking terrible as if one has been through a very bad experience...)


Money Is The Root Of All Evil »
(wanting more money causes people do very bad things...)


No News Is Good News »
(if something bad happened, we would probably hear about it...)


Out Of The Frying Pan (And Into The Fire) »
(to get out of a bad situation and end up in one that is even worse...)


Pardon My French »
(I am sorry for swearing; excuse me for using bad words...)


Saving Grace »
(a good thing happened, even though bad things also happened...)


Shame On Someone »
(one should feel bad because one did a bad thing...)


Skate On Thin Ice »
(taking a risk; doing something dangerous; it could have a very bad result...)


Start Off On The Wrong Foot »
(have a bad start; begin with bad feelings...)


Take Sick »
(become ill; get sick; one's health has gotten bad...)


The Best Laid Plans Of Mice And Men »
(good plans can go bad...)


The Best Laid Schemes Of Mice And Men »
(good plans can go bad; big plans that people make and fill with hopes and dreams...)


The Pros And Cons »
(the reasons for and against it; the good and bad aspects...)


Up To No Good »
(doing bad things...)


What Goes Around, Comes Around »
(There is a natural fairness in life; if we do good or bad, that same thing is done to us...)




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