bad news
Americannoun
noun
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An unwelcome thing or person, trouble. For example, That fire was bad news; we were underinsured for the damage , or No one wants Mary on the board—she's bad news . This term transfers literal bad news—the report of an unhappy recent event—to an unwanted or undesirable individual or circumstance. [ Slang ; 1920s]
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The amount charged for something, as in Waiter, bring our check—I want to see the bad news . [ Slang ; 1920s]
Example Sentences
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The Tyson plant’s closing is bad news for Lexington native Mike Maloley, whose trucking business hauls livestock and other materials to the plant and cleans cattle trucks.
He went on to say the "bad news" is that after finishing his latest run of concerts, he is "going into surgery to have the spot removed".
From BBC
The bad news for Amorim is United have lost the past four league games Fernandes has missed and five of the past six.
From BBC
She was written out of our trust along with her “bad news” brother.
From MarketWatch
“The bad news is that net growth isn’t expected until next decade,” he says.
From Barron's
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