bad form

bad form

n. (esp. BE) bad form to + inf. (it's bad form to be late)

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(esp. BE) bad form to + inf. (it's bad form to be late)

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  • in bad form — {adv. phr.} Violating social custom or accepted behavior. * /When Bob went to the opera in blue jeans and without a tie, his father in law told him that it was in bad form./ Contrast: IN GOOD FORM …   Dictionary of American idioms

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