in bad

in bad

Disliked or out of favor; in trouble. I didn't want to be in bad on my first day, so I decided to laugh along with the boss's rather offensive joke. The defendant, who claims to be buried in debt after getting in bad with loan sharks years ago, has pleaded guilty of robbing the convenience store with an illegal firearm. I must be in bad with Jenny because she didn't invite me to her party on Saturday.

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in bad with (one)

Disliked or out of favor with someone; in trouble with someone. I didn't want to be in bad with the boss, so I decided to laugh along with his rather offensive joke. The defendant, who claims to be buried in debt after getting in bad with loan sharks years ago, has pleaded guilty of robbing the convenience store with an illegal firearm. Unless you like being in bad with your teachers, you should stop disrupting their classes!

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*in bad (with someone)

in trouble with someone. (*Typically: be ~; get ~.) I tried not to get in bad with Wally. We got in bad with each other from the start.

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in bad

Informal

In trouble or disfavor.

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