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  • 1not too — In this often used phrase, too means very or much : I am not too sure I want to do that. I am not too inclined to pay the bill. Not too is an example of litotes, a term meaning understatement, as in not bad for good and far from certain for… …

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  • 2too — [ tu ] adverb *** Too is used in the following ways: as an ordinary adverb (before an adjective or adverb or before much, many, few, etc.): You re too young to understand politics. as a way of showing how a sentence, clause, or phrase is related… …

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  • 3bad off — US 1 : having little money They re pretty bad off [=they don t have enough money] now that he s lost his job. We re not rich, but we re not too bad off (for money). [=we re not poor] 2 : in a bad or difficult situation or condition When I heard… …

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  • 4bad — bad1 [ bæd ] (comparative worse [ wɜrs ] ; superlative worst [ wɜrst ] ) adjective *** ▸ 1 not pleasant or enjoyable ▸ 2 causing problems/harm ▸ 3 of low quality or skill ▸ 4 not appropriate/fair ▸ 5 painful/injured ▸ 6 evil/behaving badly ▸ 7 no …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 5bad — bad1 W1S1 [bæd] adj comparative worse [wə:s US wə:rs] superlative worst [wə:st US wə:rst] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not good)¦ 2¦(low quality)¦ 3¦(not sensible)¦ 4¦(morally wrong)¦ 5¦(wrong behaviour)¦ 6¦(serious)¦ 7 a bad time/moment etc …

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  • 6bad — 1 adjective comparative worse, worst 1 HARMFUL unpleasant, harmful, or likely to cause problems: I have some bad news for you. | I thought things couldn t possibly get any worse. | It s bad enough being woken by the baby without you keeping me… …

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  • 7bad — bad1 badness, n. /bad/, adj., worse, worst; (Slang) badder, baddest for 36; n.; adv. adj. 1. not good in any manner or degree …

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  • 8not bad — adjective very good he did a bully job a neat sports car had a great time at the party you look simply smashing • Syn: ↑bang up, ↑bully, ↑corking, ↑crac …

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  • 9not bad — informal fairly good, or better than you expected How do you feel this morning? Not bad, thanks. Those pictures aren t bad for a beginner. not too bad: We thought it would be awful, but it wasn t too bad …

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  • 10Bad Girls (1996 novel) — Bad Girls is a British children s novel by Jacqueline Wilson first published in 1996. It achieved position 117 in the Big Read poll to find the U.K. s best loved books.Plot summary10 year old Mandy White is mercilessly tormented at school by… …

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