in bad with

in bad with (one)

Disliked or out of favor with someone; in trouble with someone. I didn't want to be in bad with the boss, so I decided to laugh along with his rather offensive joke. The defendant, who claims to be buried in debt after getting in bad with loan sharks years ago, has pleaded guilty of robbing the convenience store with an illegal firearm.See also: bad

in bad with

out of favour with. North American informal 2003 The Nation His undiplomatic pugnacity put him in bad with his boss, Henry Kissinger , but won him a ticket to the Senate. See also: bad