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John Millen

'When I'm good, I'm very good, but when I'm bad, I'm better'  Mae West (1893-1980), Hollywood star
A bad buy
What is ...?
1 bad blood
a. blood that oozes out of a cut 
b. a feeling of hatred between people
2 a bad timekeeper
a. a broken clock
b. someone who is always late
3 a bad buy
a. something that is not worth the money you paid for it
b. an unwanted present that someone has given you
4 a bad hair day
a. a day when you are feeling unwell  
b. a day when everything goes wrong
5 a bad lot
a. a person who doesn't have one good feature in his personality
b. a car that you paid a lot of money for but which isn't reliable
Bad phrases
Choose the correct  phrase to complete these pieces of dialogue
1 I don't know why she married him. I told her he was a (bad buy / bad lot).
2 There has always been (a bad timekeeper / bad blood) between me and my brother ever since we were children.
3 Oh no! I've just broken my glasses. And I left my phone on the bus this morning. I'm having a really (bad hair day / bad buy). 
4 The new girl in our office is a really (bad blood / bad timekeeper). I think the boss will have a word with her before long. 
5 That fancy phone was a (bad lot / bad buy). The battery dies after a few hours.
More bad phrases
What do these phrases mean?
1 to leave a bad taste in the mouth
a. to feel distressed or disturbed after something happens
b. to make you feel sick
2 to give a dog a bad name
a. to be very unpleasant to someone because you are in a bad mood
b. to expect the worst from someone because of what they have done in the past
3 to show someone in a bad light
a. to make someone seem like a bad person
b. to go out a walk with someone  in the dark
4 to go through a bad patch
a. to experience a lot of problems during a short period of your life
b. to drive very dangerously  
5 to be the best of a bad bunch
a. to have a sudden mood swing from good to bad
b. to be the best out of a group  that are not good to begin with
Complete these sentences
1 Chris ____________________ at the moment. His girlfriend dumped him last month.
a. is the best of a bad bunch
b. is going through a bad patch
2 That lie he told about me last year was awful. It ____________________
a. left a bad taste in my mouth.
b. gave a dog a bad name. 
3 The interview he gave last night ___________________
a. went through a bad patch.
b. showed him in a bad light.
4 I think we'll give the temporary job to the last girl we interviewed. She ____________________
a. left a bad taste in my mouth.
b. was the best of a bad bunch.
5 We should give him a chance. I don't believe in ____________________
a. giving a dog a bad name.
b. going through a bad patch.
Answers:
A bad buy: 1. b, 2. b, 3. a, 4. b, 5. a
Bad phrases: 1. bad lot, 2. bad blood, 3. bad hair day, 4. bad timekeeper, 5. bad buy
More bad phrases: 1. a, 2. b, 3. a, 4. a, 5. b
Complete these sentences: 1. b, 2. a, 3. b, 4. b, 5. a 




A bad hair day