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bad

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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.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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