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have a bad time of it

have a bad time of it verb: synonym of have a rough time of it.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal) Synonym of have a rough time of it.

Synonyms of have a bad time of it

Forms of have a bad time of it

third-person singular presenthas a bad time of it
present participlehaving a bad time of it
past participlehad a bad time of it
pasthad a bad time of it

Questions about have a bad time of it

What does have a bad time of it mean?
Have a bad time of it means synonym of have a rough time of it.
What part of speech is have a bad time of it?
Have a bad time of it is a verb.
What is the past tense of have a bad time of it?
The past tense of have a bad time of it is had a bad time of it.

Words near have a bad time of it in the dictionary

  1. Havasupais
  2. Havdala
  3. Havdalah
  4. Havdoloh
  5. have
  6. have a bad time of it
  7. have a ball
  8. have a bar of it
  9. have a bird
  10. have a bite
  11. have a blessed one

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