bad place, the
Americannoun
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We call a very bad place the nursery of thieves and rogues.
From The Christian Home by Philips, Samuel
She wouldn't know me, and Mrs. Joel says strangers kind of excite her—a pretty bad place the hotel would be for her at that rate, I should think.
From Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1904 by Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud)
The pessimist is convinced that the world is a bad place, the optimist is sure that it can be good.
From Gilbert Keith Chesterton by Braybrooke, Patrick
It is a bad place, the Col des Nantillons; it is not a quick way or a good way to anywhere, and it is very dangerous.
From Running Water by Mason, A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley)
Bess, here's the bad place, the place I told you about, with the cut steps.
From Riders of the Purple Sage by Grey, Zane
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