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misfortunes never come singlybad things or situations always come in groups, they never come in a single way.Rate it:

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mixed bagSomething tending to have both good and bad results or characteristics; something having a mixture of advantages and disadvantages.Rate it:

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mixed blessingSomething that has both good and bad features.Rate it:

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must have killed a ChinamanA jocular explanation for bad luck.Rate it:

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my badMy fault; mea culpa.Rate it:

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nada maunot badRate it:

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no hard feelings(I, etc.) hold no lingering anger or resentment toward (you, etc.); There's no bad blood between (us, etc.).Rate it:

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no news is good newsA lack of information about a situation suggests that nothing bad has happened.Rate it:

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no slouchPretty good; not bad.Rate it:

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no-good assA bad person, especially a bad boyfriend.Rate it:

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no-good assThe butt of a bad person, especially a bad boyfriend.Rate it:

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nobody's perfectUsed when someone's mistakes or flaws are acknowledged, to remind that everyone else makes mistakes and has flaws1995, New York Magazine Vol. 28, No. 5, 30 January 1995, The de-moralization of society (Book Review)Hypocrisy, particularly in sexual matters, is excused on the grounds that hey, nobody's perfect, and at least folks back then felt bad enough to lie.2000, Madonna, Nobody's PerfectI feel so sad. What I did wasn't right. I feel so bad and I must say to you: Sorry, but nobody's perfect. Nobody's perfect. What did you expect? I'm doing my bestRate it:

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nose out of jointAn emotional state where someone is in a bad mood because he/she has been offended by or taken exception (objected) to some action.Rate it:

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not as black as one is paintednot as bad as one is said to beRate it:

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not badReasonably good.Rate it:

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not half badPretty good; okay; decent.Rate it:

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nothing to sneeze atNot bad; decent; acceptable; worthwhile.Rate it:

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nummi adulterinibad money; base coin.Rate it:

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of all the gin jointsan expression of astonishment (and possibly of good or bad luck) at a coincidence, especially of seeing someone somewhere unexpectedly; A shortened version of, "Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine."Rate it:

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of the same kidneyOf the same character, or of the same type. It usually has a bad meaning.Rate it:

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off one's gameC. 1910, Ralph Henry Barbour, "The Dub" in The New Boy at Hilltop and Other Stories.Rate it:

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off the schneidFinally achieving something after a lengthy streak of bad luck or futilityRate it:

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oh boyMarque l’étonnement, la surprise, la stupéfaction.Rate it:

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oh wellAn expression of mild disappointment or resignation; too bad; pity.Rate it:

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oh, wellAn expression of disappointment or resignation; too bad; pity.Rate it:

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old boy networkA presumed unacknowledged system of association between childhood friends (especially those at school or university together), used for mutual assistance or favouritism and usually at the exclusion of certain other people; often specifically at the exclusion of womenRate it:

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on a cloudy day i saw a rainbow, on the day i saw you , you gave a stormOn better days there's a plot of getting ahead than on a bad day.Rate it:

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on dirait qu'il le fait pour l'amour du bon dieuHe does it with such bad grace that one would say he did it for conscience’ sake.Rate it:

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on its meritsConsidering only intrinsic good points and bad points, without prejudice or other considerations, such as procedural ones.Rate it:

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on n'a jamais bon marché d'une mauvaise marchandiseA bad thing is dear at any price; The best is the cheapest in the end.Rate it:

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on the pretext ofa false reason that you give for doing something, usually something bad, in order to hide the real reason; an excuseRate it:

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on the rocksIn a bad state, particularly of a romantic relationship.Rate it:

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one of his majesty's bad bargainsA worthless soldier, a malingeror.Rate it:

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one of those daysA bad day.Rate it:

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out of the frying pan, into the fireFrom an already bad situation to a worse oneRate it:

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pardon my frenchPlease excuse my swearing or bad language.Rate it:

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passage à videfunny turn, bad patch, slump, dry spellRate it:

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passer un mauvais quart d'heureTo have a bad time of it.Rate it:

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piece of shitA bad thing; an object of poor quality.Rate it:

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point fingersTo accuse people of being responsible for something bad.Rate it:

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poor boyUsed other than as an idiom: see poor, boy.Rate it:

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poor boyA submarine sandwich.Rate it:

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poster boySee poster child.Rate it:

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pour down the drainto waste prior work by subsequent bad decisionsRate it:

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prevention is better than cureit is better to prevent the creation of a bad thing, than to destroy it.Rate it:

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puer decem annoruma boy ten years old.Rate it:

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punched paperA thing looking good to one person, but bad to another.Rate it:

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qui commence mal finit malA bad day never has a good night.Rate it:

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qui veut noyer son chien l'accuse de la rageGive your dog a bad name and hang him.Rate it:

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Rally Round the FlagGetting together to express support and backing, particularly during the bad timesRate it:

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