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in bad shape

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in bad shape and in a bad way 
1. Lit. injured or debilitated in any manner. Fred had a little accident, and he's in bad shape. Tom needs exercise. He's in bad shape.
2. pregnant. Jill's in bad shape again, I hear. Yup, she's in bad shape all right—about three months in bad shape.
3. Fig. Inf. intoxicated. Two glasses of that stuff and I'm in really bad shape. Fred is in bad shape. I think he's going to toss his cookies.
See also: bad, shape


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The confidence of the public was in bad shape to begin with; this certainly didn't help," said Goldstein.
The confidence of the public was in bad shape to begin with; this certainly didn't help," said Goldstein.
Under US-led Western and GCC pressures and UNSC sanctions, Iran's economy is in bad shape, with inflation now running at the rate of 27.
 
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