Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get up on the wrong side of the bed

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.77 in modern English

Syllables
get up on the wrong side of the bed
IPA
47
Scrabble Score
27
Letters
1
Syllables
15
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To feel irritable; to be in a bad mood; to have a bad day from the start, for no particular reason.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

gets up on the wrong side of the bed (present, singular) getting up on the wrong side of the bed (participle, present) got up on the wrong side of the bed (past) got up on the wrong side of the bed (UK, participle) gotten up on the wrong side of the bed (US, participle)

Phrases

wrong side of the tracks

Frequently Paired Words

wrong side of the tracks

Synonyms

get out of bed on the wrong side wake up on the wrong side of bed wake up on the wrong side of the bed

Questions

What does get up on the wrong side of the bed mean?
To feel irritable; to be in a bad mood; to have a bad day from the start, for no particular reason.

How to pronounce get up on the wrong side of the bed

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