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getting on someone's bad side

getting on someone's bad side is the present participle and gerund of get on someone's bad side.

Meaning of get on someone's bad side

Verb

get on someone's bad side (third-person singular simple present gets on someone's bad side, present participle getting on someone's bad side, simple past got on someone's bad side, past participle (UK) got on someone's bad side or (US) gotten on someone's bad side)

  1. To do something to upset or anger somebody.
    • You don't want to get on that guy's bad side. He loses his temper very quickly and easily.
    Antonyms:
    get on someone's good side

Questions about getting on someone's bad side

What is getting on someone's bad side the present participle and gerund of?
Getting on someone's bad side is the present participle and gerund of get on someone's bad side.

Words near getting on someone's bad side in the dictionary

  1. getting off the nut
  2. getting off with
  3. getting on
  4. getting on at
  5. getting on like a house on fire
  6. getting on someone's bad side
  7. getting on someone's case
  8. getting on someone's grill
  9. getting on someone's last nerve
  10. getting on someone's nerves
  11. getting on someone's tits

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