get on someone's bad side

verb

To do something to upset or anger somebody.

“You don't want to get on that guy's bad side. He loses his temper very quickly and easily.”

Opposite
get on someone's good side
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Meanings

verbget on someone's bad side (third-person singular simple present gets on someone's bad side, present participle getting on someone's bad side, simple past got on someone's bad side, past participle (UK) got on someone's bad side or (US) gotten on someone's bad side)

present singular third person gets on someone's bad side · participle present getting on someone's bad side · past got on someone's bad side · UK participle past got on someone's bad side · US participle past gotten on someone's bad side · alternative get on someone's wrong side

  1. To do something to upset or anger somebody.

    You don't want to get on that guy's bad side. He loses his temper very quickly and easily.

    Antonyms: get on someone's good side

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo do something to upset or anger somebody.

Opposite
get on someone's good side

Translations

Finnish saada joku näyttämään huonoa puoltaan
  • saada joku näyttämään huonoa puoltaanTranslations
French se mettre à dos, s'attirer les foudres de
  • se mettre à dosTranslations
  • s'attirer les foudres deTranslations
Romanian se pune rău
  • se pune răuTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

get on someone's bad side. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20on%20someone's%20bad%20side

MLA

“get on someone's bad side.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20on%20someone's%20bad%20side. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get on someone's bad side,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20on%20someone's%20bad%20side.

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