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bad news

 
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–noun Informal.
an annoying, disturbing, unwelcome thing or person; nuisance; troublemaker.
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bad news  
pl.n.   Slang (used with a sing. verb)
One that is unpleasant or undesirable: A troublemaker within a group is always bad news.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
bad news

  1. n.
    the bill for something. : Here comes the bad news.
  2. mod.
    unpleasant; unfortunate; repellent. : That poor guy is really bad news.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Idioms & Phrases

bad news

  1. 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 boardshe's bad news. This term transfers literal bad newsthe report of an unhappy recent eventto an unwanted or undesirable individual or circumstance. [Slang; 1920s]

  2. The amount charged for something, as in Waiter, bring our checkI want to see the bad news. [Slang; 1920s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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