Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get on someone's bad side

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.26 in modern English

Syllables
get on -some-one's bad -side
IPA
27
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To do something to upset or anger somebody.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

gets on someone's bad side (present, singular) getting on someone's bad side (participle, present) got on someone's bad side (past) got on someone's bad side (UK, participle) gotten on someone's bad side (US, participle) get on someone's wrong side (alternative)

Phrases

bad books

Frequently Paired Words

bad books

Antonyms

get on someone's good side

Questions

What does get on someone's bad side mean?
To do something to upset or anger somebody.

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