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The phrase "a bad match" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where two things, such as people, ideas, or items, are not compatible or suitable for each other.
Example: "Their personalities are so different that they really are a bad match for a romantic relationship."
Alternatives: "a poor fit" or "an unsuitable pairing".
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"But I didn't actually play a bad match.
I didn't feel like we played a bad match".
Today I don't think it was a bad match.
I'd give him one of mine, but I'm a bad match and my kidney is old.
Alicia, the elder, had been a beauty & had made a bad match.
Murray said he was disappointed at having played "a bad match" but praised Wawrinka.
He had at The Gabba not so much a bad match as a Greek tragedy.
All this time after I came here, is my adopted homeland really such a bad match?
But a Wall Street trader's temperament makes a bad match for the staid central-bank job.
Phil Hughes, Usman Khawaja and Ed Cowan got the flick after a bad match.
It was a bad match; she cheated on him shamelessly and bankrupted him.
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