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Discover LudwigSentence The expression "break bad" is technically correct, but it is not commonly used in formal written English
It is more common to hear it in spoken English in conversations among people who know each other well. For example: "Come on, man, don't be afraid to break bad once in a while!"
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break bad
verb
To go wrong; to go downhill.
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I decide to break bad habits.
I had to break bad news to patients on Tuesday.
Break free, break bad outside the story's boundaries.
"They can break bad or get a bad trip, and they can't run their best races.
"Stretching helps break bad patterns and allows your muscles to return to neutral," said Dr. Wilmarth.
"It's really hard to break bad news without crying or falling apart.
She reveals patterns in your work, and gives you the courage to break bad habits".
But to break bad, when I was growing up, was to raise hell.
I think I might try to get that kind of training, because it's really hard to break bad news".
It is also the job of the chief of staff to break bad news to the prime minister.
Shorts dispense with Wall Street's niceties and break bad news to investors disposed to hear only the good.
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