I tried not to get in bad with Wally.
•We got in bad with each other from the start.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
get in bad (with someone) — in. to get into trouble with someone. □ I tried not to get in bad with Wally. □ We got in bad with each other from the start … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
tangled up with someone — tangled up with (someone) involved with someone. The boy had gotten tangled up with a bad bunch of kids and was in serious trouble. Usage notes: usually said about someone who causes you trouble … New idioms dictionary
be even with someone — get/be/even (with someone) informal phrase to punish or to have punished someone by causing them as much trouble or harm as they have caused you I’ll get even with him if it’s the last thing I do. Thesaurus: to treat someone in the same bad way… … Useful english dictionary
get even with someone — get/be/even (with someone) informal phrase to punish or to have punished someone by causing them as much trouble or harm as they have caused you I’ll get even with him if it’s the last thing I do. Thesaurus: to treat someone in the same bad way… … Useful english dictionary
be in bad odour with someone — be in bad odour with (someone) British & Australian, old fashioned, American, old fashioned if you are in bad odour with someone, they are angry with you because of something you have done. He s in bad odour with his business partners for having… … New idioms dictionary
be on bad terms with someone — be on bad terms with (someone) be on good terms with (someone) to be friendly with someone. It doesn t help matters if you re on bad terms with your doctor … New idioms dictionary
on good terms with someone — on good terms (with (someone)) friendly with someone or with each other. Although she is on good terms with her parents now, Angie said she doesn t want to live with them, even for a short time. Even after their divorce, they remained on good… … New idioms dictionary
settle an (old) score (with someone) — phrase to do something bad to someone because they did something bad to you enemies who have an old score to settle Thesaurus: to treat someone in the same bad way they treat yousynonym Main entry: settle … Useful english dictionary
be in bad odour (with someone) — literary phrase if you are in bad odour with someone, they are not happy about something that you have done Thesaurus: not liked or lovedsynonym Main entry: odour … Useful english dictionary
be in good odor with someone — be in good (or bad) odor with someone be in or out of favor with someone the players were in bad odor with the fans … Useful english dictionary
be in league with someone — phrase to be secretly working together with someone, especially in order to do something bad They confessed to being in league with foreign powers. Thesaurus: to do something with someone elsesynonym to make a secret plansynonym Main entry:… … Useful english dictionary
