get out of bed on the wrong side

English

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Verb

get out of bed on the wrong side

1. (idiomatic) To start the day in a bad mood for no apparent reason.

   Our CO must have gotten out of bed on the wrong side, for he gave the whole company hell for their poor morale, dirty barracks, etc.

Synonyms

• get up on the wrong side of the bed

Translations

to start the day in a bad mood — see get up on the wrong side of the bed