wake up on the wrong side of bed

verb

To feel grumpy and irritable; to be easily annoyed.

“He can't stop shouting at me: he must have woken up on the wrong side of bed this morning.”

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Meanings

verbwake up on the wrong side of bed (third-person singular simple present wakes up on the wrong side of bed, present participle waking up on the wrong side of bed, simple past woke up on the wrong side of bed, past participle woken up on the wrong side of bed)

present singular third person wakes up on the wrong side of bed · participle present waking up on the wrong side of bed · past woke up on the wrong side of bed · participle past woken up on the wrong side of bed

  1. idiomaticinformalTo feel grumpy and irritable; to be easily annoyed.

    He can't stop shouting at me: he must have woken up on the wrong side of bed this morning.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
get up on the wrong side of the bed
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APA

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Chicago

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