bad hair day
A day when one's hair seems unmanageableA day when one's hair seems unmanageable.
» That's a bad day for me.
Das ist ein schlechter Tag für mich. — Tamy
Это плохой день для меня. — Hellerick
Це невдалий день для мене. — deniko
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2 senses(literally)A day when one's hair seems unmanageable.
(broadly, idiomatic)A day when things seem to be unmanageable or go wrong.
What's the matter with Fred? Oh, he's just having a bad hair day.
Examples
133 sentencesThat's a bad day for me.
Це невдалий день для мене. — deniko
ruЭто плохой день для меня. — Hellerick
deDas ist ein schlechter Tag für mich. — Tamy
Tom had a really bad day.
У Тома був дуже поганий день. — deniko
ruУ Тома был поистине плохой день. — odexed
deTom hatte einen sehr schlechten Tag. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom was having a bad day.
У Тома був поганий день. — deniko
ruУ Тома был плохой день. — odexed
Tom had a very bad day.
У Тома був дуже поганий день. — deniko
ruУ Тома был очень плохой день. — marafon
deTom hatte einen sehr schlechten Tag. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Are you having a bad day?
У тебе поганий день? — deniko
ruУ тебя плохой день? — odexed
Origin
Said to have been coined by British trichologist Philip Kingsley (1930–2016).Said to have been coined by British trichologist Philip Kingsley (1930–2016).
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Forms
plural: bad hair days| Singular | bad hair day |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsSee also
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