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gets out of bed on the wrong side

gets out of bed on the wrong side is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get out of bed on the wrong side.

Meaning of get out of bed on the wrong side

Verb

get out of bed on the wrong side (third-person singular simple present gets out of bed on the wrong side, present participle getting out of bed on the wrong side, simple past got out of bed on the wrong side, past participle (UK) got out of bed on the wrong side or (US) gotten out of bed on the wrong side)

  1. (idiomatic) To start the day in a bad mood for no apparent reason.
    • Our CO must have gotten out of bed on the wrong side, for he gave the whole company hell for their poor morale, dirty barracks, etc.

Questions about gets out of bed on the wrong side

What is gets out of bed on the wrong side the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gets out of bed on the wrong side is the third-person singular simple present indicative of get out of bed on the wrong side.

Words near gets out of bed on the wrong side in the dictionary

  1. gets onto
  2. gets open
  3. gets out
  4. gets out from under
  5. gets out of
  6. gets out of bed on the wrong side
  7. gets out of Dodge
  8. gets out of here
  9. gets out of someone's ear
  10. gets out of someone's face
  11. gets out of someone's hair

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