“on the wrong side”

The following 4 entries include the term on the wrong side.

get out of bed on the wrong side

phrase

: to be in a bad mood throughout the day

get up on the wrong side of the bed

phrase

: to be in a bad mood throughout the day

on the wrong side of (an age)

phrase

used with an age (such as 30, 40, 50, etc.) to say that someone is older than that age

on the wrong side of the law

phrase

used to say that someone is living the life of a criminal


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