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in a bad mood
Idioms and Phrases
In an irritable or depressed state of mind. For example, Dad's in a bad mood, so don't ask for anything right now . The antonym, in a good mood , refers to a cheerful, well-disposed state of mind, as in When the boss is in a good mood our whole day goes well . The phrase in a mood , meaning “disposed” or “inclined,” dates from about a.d. 1000. Also see in the mood .Example Sentences
It’s really hard to be in a bad mood after you do it.
When interviewed by police, Tailby said he had been in a bad mood on the day of their anniversary due to a cat.
“Sophia is a huge part of our work family. I have never experienced her in a bad mood, and she sets the tone in the kitchen as well.”
“I was in a bad mood much of the time. Season 4, I was the angriest, I think. And I actually called Phil Rosenthal ... to talk to him about it. He was like, ‘Is it because the network won’t let you do what you want to do?’
"We lost a game and I was in a bad mood," he said.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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