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17 PHRASE If you say that it is too bad that something is the case, you mean you are sorry or sad that it is the case. [FEELINGS ] □  It is too bad that Eleanor had to leave so soon. □  Too bad he used his intelligence for criminal purposes.

18 CONVENTION If you say ' too bad ', you are indicating that nothing can be done to change the situation, and that you do not feel sorry or sympathetic about this. [FEELINGS ] □  Too bad if you missed the bus.

19to make the best of a bad job → see best

20bad blood → see blood

21bad luck → see luck

22to get a bad press → see press

23to go from bad to worse → see worse

ba d che que (bad cheques ) in AM, use bad check N‑COUNT A bad cheque is a bank cheque that will not be paid because there is a mistake on it, or because there is not enough money in the account of the person who wrote the cheque.

ba d de bt (bad debts ) N‑COUNT A bad debt is a sum of money that has been lent but is not likely to be repaid. □  The bank set aside £1.1 billion to cover bad debts from business failures.

bad|dy /bæ di/ (baddies ) also baddie N‑COUNT [usu pl] A baddy is a person in a story or film who is considered to be evil or wicked, or who is fighting on the wrong side. You can also refer to the baddies in a situation in real life. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □  …the baddies who are trying to take over the world. in AM, usually use bad guy

bade /bæ d, be I d/ Bade is a past tense of bid .

badge /bæ dʒ/ (badges ) N‑COUNT A badge is a piece of metal or cloth which you wear to show that you belong to an organization or support a cause. American English usually uses button to refer to a small round metal badge.

badg|er /bæ dʒə ^r / (badgers , badgering , badgered )

1 N‑COUNT A badger is a wild animal which has a white head with two wide black stripes on it. Badgers live underground and usually come up to feed at night.

2 VERB If you badger someone, you repeatedly tell them to do something or repeatedly ask them questions. □ [V n] She badgered her doctor time and again, pleading with him to do something. □ [V n to-inf] They kept phoning and writing, badgering me to go back. □ [V n + into ] I had foolishly allowed myself to be badgered into volunteering .

ba d guy (bad guys ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] A bad guy is a person in a story or film who is considered to be evil or wicked, or who is fighting on the wrong side. You can also refer to the bad guys in a situation in real life. [INFORMAL ] □  In the end the 'bad guys' are caught and sent to jail.

ba d hai r day (bad hair days ) N‑COUNT [usu sing] People sometimes say they are having a bad hair day when they do not feel very happy or relaxed, especially because their hair does not look good. [INFORMAL ] □  All this fuss is because Carol is having a bad hair day.

badi|nage /bæ d I nɑːʒ, -nɑː ʒ/ N‑UNCOUNT Badinage is humorous or light-hearted conversation that often involves teasing someone. [LITERARY ] □  …light-hearted badinage.

bad|ly ◆◇◇ /bæ dli/ (worse , worst )

1 ADV [ADV with v] If something is done badly or goes badly , it is not very successful or effective. □  I was angry because I played so badly. □  The whole project was badly managed. □  The coalition did worse than expected, getting just 11.6 per cent of the vote.

2 ADV [ADV with v, ADV adj] If someone or something is badly hurt or badly affected, they are severely hurt or affected. □  The bomb destroyed a police station and badly damaged a church. □  One man was killed and another badly injured. □  It was a gamble that went badly wrong.