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had it bad

had it bad is the simple past and past participle of have it bad.

Meaning of have it bad

Verb

have it bad (third-person singular simple present has it bad, present participle having it bad, simple past and past participle had it bad)

  1. To be obsessed (with); to be enthralled (by); to be in love (with).
    • Her smile was reward enough for the thought, and realizing it, he knew he had it bad.1993, Dana Stabenow, Dead in the Water, →ISBN, page 68
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see have, it, bad. To have a difficult time; to suffer.
    • ‘As if the girls didn’t have it bad enough without poncified bastards like you coming and murdering them.’1938, J. Curtis, They Drive by Night, page 121

Questions about had it bad

What is had it bad the simple past and past participle of?
Had it bad is the simple past and past participle of have it bad.

Words near had it bad in the dictionary

  1. had in
  2. had in mind
  3. had it
  4. had it all
  5. had it away
  6. had it bad
  7. had it both ways
  8. had it coming
  9. had it down
  10. had it easy
  11. had it going on

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