bad company

bad company

Unsavory people (for one to spend time with). You are keeping some bad company these days, Bill, and if you get arrested, I am not bailing you out! My mom thinks my new friends are bad company, but I'm having so much fun with them! If your friends are pressuring you to shoplift, they're bad company, not true friends.
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