too bad

idiom

1
used to show that one is sorry or feels bad about something
It's too bad that John and Mary are getting divorced.
2
used in an ironic way to show that one is not sorry or does not feel bad about something
"But I need your help!" "(That's just) Too bad."

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Dry weight stands at 485 lb (220 kg), which isn’t too bad for a bike this size. New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2025 That may not sound too bad, but what should be more worrying to the palace is that, when asked a more direct question about whether to scrap the crown, support for republicanism surged. Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025 Not too bad for a Saturday night! Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2025 But Gromfin didn’t feel too bad. Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for too bad

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“Too bad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/too%20bad. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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