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gets up on the wrong side of the bed

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

Meaning of get up on the wrong side of the bed

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To feel irritable; to be in a bad mood; to have a bad day from the start, for no particular reason.
    • I think my boss got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. He's been grumpy all day.
    Synonyms:
    get out of bed on the wrong side, wake up on the wrong side of bed, wake up on the wrong side of the bed

Questions about gets up on the wrong side of the bed

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

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

  1. gets up in
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  3. gets up in someone's grill
  4. gets up into
  5. gets up on the wrong side of bed
  6. gets up on the wrong side of the bed
  7. gets up to
  8. gets up with the chickens
  9. gets wasted
  10. gets well
  11. gets wet

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