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got on someone's bad side

got on someone's bad side is the simple past of get on someone's bad side.

got on someone's bad side is the past participle 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 got on someone's bad side

What is got on someone's bad side the simple past of?
Got on someone's bad side is the simple past of get on someone's bad side.

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

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

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