B
Idioms beginning with "B"
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Contents of B:
[bad]
See:
[GO FROM BAD TO WORSE],
[IN A BAD WAY],
[IN BAD],
[IN ONE'S BAD GRACES],
[LEAVE A BAD TASTE IN ONE'S MOUTH],
[NOT BAD] or [NOT SO BAD] or [NOT HALF BAD],
[ON ONE'S BAD SIDE],
[TOO BAD],
[WITH BAD GRACE].
[bad actor] {n.}, {informal}
A person or animal that is always fighting, quarreling, or doing bad things.
The boy was a bad actor and nobody liked him.
[bad blood] {n.}, {informal}
Anger or misgivings due to bad relations in the past between individuals or groups.
There's a lot of bad blood between Max and Jack; I bet they'll never talk to each other again.
Compare: [BAD SHIT].
[bad egg] {n.}, {slang}
A ne'er-do-well; good-for nothing; a habitual offender.
The judge sent the bad egg to prison at last.
Contrast: [GOOD EGG].
[bad mouth (someone)] {v.}, {slang}
To say uncomplimentary or libelous things about someone; deliberately to damage another's reputation.
It's not nice to bad mouth people.
[bad news] {n.}, {slang}
An event, thing, or person which is disagreeable or an unpleasant surprise.
What's the new professor like? — He's all bad news to me.
[bad paper] {n.}, {slang}
1. A check for which there are no funds in the bank.
2. Counterfeit paper money.
Why are you so mad? — I was paid with some bad paper.
[bad shit] {n.}, {vulgar}, {avoidable}
An unpleasant event or situation, such as a long lasting and unsettled quarrel or recurring acts of vengeance preventing two people or two groups from reaching any kind of reconciliation.
* /There is so much bad […]
[bad trip] {n.}, {slang}, {also used colloquially}
A disturbing or frightening experience, such as terrifying hallucinations, while under the influence of drugs; hence, by colloquial extension any bad experience in general.
* /Why's John's face so […]
[bag]
See:
[BROWN PAPER BAG],
[GRAB BAG],
[IN THE BAG],
[LEAVE HOLDING THE BAG],
[LET THE CAT OUT OF THE BAG].