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got out of bed on the wrong side

got out of bed on the wrong side is the simple past 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 got out of bed on the wrong side

What is got out of bed on the wrong side the simple past of?
Got out of bed on the wrong side is the simple past of get out of bed on the wrong side.

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

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

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