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bad news for — bad/terrible/horrible/etc news for phrase likely to make things worse for someone or something The election result is terrible news for social welfare programs. Thesaurus: causing problems and disagreementsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
bad news — 1. n. the bill for something. □ Here comes the bad news. □ Okay, let’s see what the bad news is. 2. mod. unpleasant; unfortunate. □ That poor guy is really bad news. □ … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
Good News for People Who Love Bad News — For the One Tree Hill episode of the same name, see Good News for People Who Love Bad News (One Tree Hill episode) Good News for People Who Love Bad News Studio album by Modest Mouse … Wikipedia
terrible news for — bad/terrible/horrible/etc news for phrase likely to make things worse for someone or something The election result is terrible news for social welfare programs. Thesaurus: causing problems and disagreementsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
horrible news for — bad/terrible/horrible/etc news for phrase likely to make things worse for someone or something The election result is terrible news for social welfare programs. Thesaurus: causing problems and disagreementsynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
news — W1S1 [nju:z US nu:z] n [U] [Date: 1400 1500; Origin: new] 1.) information about something that has happened recently ▪ I m not sure how he s going to react to the news. ▪ The good news is that tomorrow will be fine and sunny. ▪ You seem upset not … Dictionary of contemporary English
bad — bad1 W1S1 [bæd] adj comparative worse [wə:s US wə:rs] superlative worst [wə:st US wə:rst] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not good)¦ 2¦(low quality)¦ 3¦(not sensible)¦ 4¦(morally wrong)¦ 5¦(wrong behaviour)¦ 6¦(serious)¦ 7 a bad time/moment etc … Dictionary of contemporary English
bad — 1 adjective comparative worse, worst 1 HARMFUL unpleasant, harmful, or likely to cause problems: I have some bad news for you. | I thought things couldn t possibly get any worse. | It s bad enough being woken by the baby without you keeping me… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
news — noun (U) 1 information about something that has happened recently: That s great news! | Sit down and tell me all your news. (+ about/of): There hasn t been any news of him since he left home. (+ that): Our delegates returned with the news that… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bad — [[t]bæ̱d[/t]] ♦ worse, worst 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is bad is unpleasant, harmful, or undesirable. The bad weather conditions prevented the plane from landing... We have been going through a bad time... I ve had a bad day at work... Divorce … English dictionary