to be bad form
1bad form — Good or recognized, or bad or unaccepted, social usage ● form * * * bad form UK US noun [uncountable] british old fashioned behaviour that people do not like because it breaks a social rule Thesaurus: morally bad or wrong behavioursynonym * * * n …
2Bad form — Form Form (f[=o]rm; in senses 8 & 9, often f[=o]rm in England), n. [OE. & F. forme, fr. L. forma; cf. Skr. dhariman. Cf. {Firm}.] 1. The shape and structure of anything, as distinguished from the material of which it is composed; particular… …
3bad form — [n] bad style barbarism, impropriety, indecorum, inelegance, infelicity, solecism; concepts 275,633 …
4bad form — noun uncount BRITISH OLD FASHIONED behavior that people do not like because it breaks a social rule …
5bad form — n. (esp. BE) bad form to + inf. (it s bad form to be late) * * * (esp. BE) bad form to + inf. (it s bad form to be late) …
6bad form — /bæd ˈfɔm/ (say bad fawm) noun a breach of good manners or the accepted code of behaviour …
7bad form — 1. noun Behaviour which is contrary to social expectations. Ant: good form 2. adjective rude; inappropriate …
8in bad form — {adv. phr.} Violating social custom or accepted behavior. * /When Bob went to the opera in blue jeans and without a tie, his father in law told him that it was in bad form./ Contrast: IN GOOD FORM …
9in bad form — {adv. phr.} Violating social custom or accepted behavior. * /When Bob went to the opera in blue jeans and without a tie, his father in law told him that it was in bad form./ Contrast: IN GOOD FORM …
10in\ bad\ form — adv. phr. Violating social custom or accepted behavior. When Bob went to the opera in blue jeans and without a tie, his father in law told him that it was in bad form. Contrast: in good form …
