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in bad shape

in bad shape prepositional phrase: in poor condition; sick, ailing.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (idiomatic, informal) In poor condition; sick, ailing.

Questions about in bad shape

What does in bad shape mean?
In bad shape means in poor condition; sick, ailing.
What part of speech is in bad shape?
In bad shape is a prepositional phrase.

Words near in bad shape in the dictionary

  1. in bad bread
  2. in bad odor
  3. in bad odour
  4. in bad part
  5. in bad repair
  6. in bad shape
  7. in bad taste
  8. in ballast
  9. in ballast condition
  10. in banc
  11. in battery

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