in a bad way
idiom
: in a bad state or condition
Without enough funding, public services are in a pretty bad way right now.
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And although realists don’t place much stock in rhetoric, such talk can matter—in a bad way—by shaping international expectations about American intentions to the detriment of U.S. interests.
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Jonathan Kirshner, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2025
The audience for anime is violently passionate — violent in a good way, not violent in a bad way.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Acton spotlights the last time offices were in a bad way, especially in cities, the 1970s.
—Larry Light, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The Ravens, meanwhile, look like a team that needs its bye week in a bad way.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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Jonathan Kirshner, Foreign Affairs, 22 Jan. 2025
The audience for anime is violently passionate — violent in a good way, not violent in a bad way.
—Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Acton spotlights the last time offices were in a bad way, especially in cities, the 1970s.
—Larry Light, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The Ravens, meanwhile, look like a team that needs its bye week in a bad way.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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“In a bad way.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20a%20bad%20way. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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