get out of bed on the wrong side

verb

To start the day in a bad mood for no apparent reason.

“Our CO must have gotten out of bed on the wrong side, for he gave the whole company hell for their poor morale, dirty barracks, etc.”

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get up on the wrong side of the bed
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Meanings

verbget out of bed on the wrong side (third-person singular simple present gets out of bed on the wrong side, present participle getting out of bed on the wrong side, simple past got out of bed on the wrong side, past participle (UK) got out of bed on the wrong side or (US) gotten out of bed on the wrong side)

present singular third person gets out of bed on the wrong side · participle present getting out of bed on the wrong side · past got out of bed on the wrong side · UK participle past got out of bed on the wrong side · US participle past gotten out of bed on the wrong side

  1. idiomaticTo start the day in a bad mood for no apparent reason.

    Our CO must have gotten out of bed on the wrong side, for he gave the whole company hell for their poor morale, dirty barracks, etc.

    Synonyms: get up on the wrong side of the bed

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo start the day in a bad mood for no apparent reason.

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get up on the wrong side of the bed
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APA

get out of bed on the wrong side. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20out%20of%20bed%20on%20the%20wrong%20side

MLA

“get out of bed on the wrong side.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20out%20of%20bed%20on%20the%20wrong%20side. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “get out of bed on the wrong side,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/get%20out%20of%20bed%20on%20the%20wrong%20side.

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