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best pleased

best pleased phrase: displeased, upset, disgruntled.

Phrase

best pleased

  1. (UK, idiomatic) displeased, upset, disgruntled
    • Satisfaction levels among performers might be generally high, but there are whispers from old-school theatre folk that they're not best pleased about Hollywood coming in and stealing the limelight.2010 June 14, Carrie Dunn, “Tony awards: Hollywood invasion provokes Broadway stage whispers”, in The Guardian, London
    • Can't say we'd be best pleased if the terrifying sound of explosives was going on underneath our bedroom window, but the assembled crowd seem to enjoy it.2014 December, “Bosnian family sets off 15,000 firecrackers in weird Christmas tradition”, in entertainment.ie

Questions about best pleased

What does best pleased mean?
Best pleased means displeased, upset, disgruntled.
What part of speech is best pleased?
Best pleased is a phrase.

Words near best pleased in the dictionary

  1. best on grounds
  2. best one can
  3. best parlour
  4. best parlours
  5. best part of
  6. best pleased
  7. best practice
  8. best practices
  9. best regards
  10. best seller
  11. best sellers

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