| 单词 | a bad day at the office |
| 释义 | > as lemmasa bad day at the office P7. a bad day at the office: a day on which one has performed badly, esp. at work; a day which has been unusually difficult or unsatisfactory.Originally with literal reference to office work; now chiefly in extended use, esp. in sporting contexts. ΚΠ 1896 Newark (Ohio) Daily Advocate 12 Dec. 3/1 A Bad Day at the Office is Followed by a Very Bad Evening at Home. 1942 Joplin (Missouri) News Herald 27 Feb. 12/2 I had a bad day at the office and this sounds like the proper heel to take the brunt of my righteous wrath. 1989 Times 11 Dec. 32/7 It was just that occasional bad day at the office that everyone is entitled to, a day for Pears that..included missing five out of seven goal-kicking attempts. 2010 Irish Times 25 Sept. a12/2 The great sportsmen and women occasionally endure a bad day at the office without a scintilla of blame being attached. < as lemmas |
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