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10 Language-to-English DictionariesBad Books
/bæd bʊks/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A metaphorical list of individuals who are disliked or disapproved of by someone.
"After the argument, she found herself in his bad books." - 2
The state of being out of favor with someone.
"He was in the manager's bad books after missing the deadline."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The phrase 'bad books' originates from the early 20th century English idiom, where 'bad' signifies disfavor or negative opinion, and 'books' metaphorically refers to a list of people one disapproves of. The expression has evolved to denote being in someone's disfavor or being ostracized.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bad Books" is said worldwide
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Mauvais livres
Transliteration: Mo-vay leev
"Après la dispute, elle s'est retrouvée dans ses mauvais livres."
Schlechte Bücher
Transliteration: Shlekh-teh Bue-cher
"Nach dem Streit war sie in seinen schlechten Büchern."
Libri cattivi
Transliteration: Lee-bree ka-ttee-vee
"Dopo la discussione, si è trovata nei suoi libri cattivi."
Libros malos
Transliteration: Lee-bros ma-los
"Después de la discusión, se encontró en sus libros malos."
Livros ruins
Transliteration: Lee-vros hoo-eens
"Após a discussão, ela se encontrou em seus livros ruins."
बुरे किताबें
Transliteration: Bure kitaaben
"बहस के बाद, वह उसके बुरे किताबों में थी।"
坏书
Transliteration: Huài shū
"争吵后，她发现自己在他的坏书里。"
나쁜 책
Transliteration: Nappeun chaek
"논쟁 후 그녀는 그의 나쁜 책에 들어갔다."
悪い本
Transliteration: Warui hon
"口論の後、彼女は彼の悪い本に入ってしまった。"
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