gets up on the wrong side of the bed

A form of get up on the wrong side of the bed — To feel irritable; to be in a bad mood; to have a bad day from the start, for no particular reason.

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Meanings

verb
  1. indicativepresentsingularthird personthird-person singular simple present indicative of get up on the wrong side of the bed
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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