in a bad way

in a bad way
adjective
facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty
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distressed companies need loans and technical advice

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financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices

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we were hard put to meet the mortgage payment

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found themselves in a bad way financially

• Syn: ↑distressed, ↑hard-pressed, ↑hard put
• Similar to: ↑troubled

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phrasal
: having serious difficulty

public schools are at the present time in a bad way — M.B.Smith

the stricken man was in such a bad way he was immediately hospitalized

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in a bad way (informal)
1. Ill
2. In trouble
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Main Entry: ↑bad
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in a bad way
1. In a serious condition
2. Very upset
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Main Entry: ↑way

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in a bad way informal phrase
unhappy, sick, or in a serious condition

She was in a bad way after the accident.

With high inflation and rising levels of debt, the economy is in a bad way.

Thesaurus: feeling and being unhealthy or illsynonym feeling sad or unhappysynonym
Main entry: bad

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ill

Sammy shivered. He was in a bad way

■ in trouble

the fleet was in a bad way, mainly due to a shortage of spares

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in a bad way
: in a bad condition

Without enough funding, public services are in a pretty bad way right now.

The patient was in a bad way last week but is doing better now.

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Main Entry: ↑bad

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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