too bad
idiom
1
—used to show that one is sorry or feels bad about something
It's too bad that John and Mary are getting divorced.
2
—used in an ironic way to show that one is not sorry or does not feel bad about something
"But I need your help!" "(That's just) Too bad."
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Not too bad for an actor who hasn’t had that many breakout hits, but who has worked steadily in Hollywood for so long.
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 19 Nov. 2024
That’s too bad, because the new Trump term will need serious pushback.
—Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 15 Nov. 2024
That’s too bad, since Mitford was extraordinarily knowing about the social milieu in which du Châtelet moved, which had changed little from the Marquise’s day to hers.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Which is too bad, because the movie’s striking futuristic aesthetic, its layered world-building, its epic, expansive cinematography are all ingredients for a great blockbuster.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 19 Nov. 2024
That’s too bad, because the new Trump term will need serious pushback.
—Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 15 Nov. 2024
That’s too bad, since Mitford was extraordinarily knowing about the social milieu in which du Châtelet moved, which had changed little from the Marquise’s day to hers.
—Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Which is too bad, because the movie’s striking futuristic aesthetic, its layered world-building, its epic, expansive cinematography are all ingredients for a great blockbuster.
—Travis Bean, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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“Too bad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/too%20bad. Accessed 2 Dec. 2024.
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