IdiomDaily Life
English
Englishget up on the wrong side of the bed
Meaning: To be in a bad mood from the beginning of the day.
Example: “The boss must have gotten up on the wrong side of the bed; he's snapping at everyone.”
Equivalents in other languages
French: Se lever du pied gauche Literally: To get up on the left foot
Finnish: Olla pipo kireällä Literally: To have your beanie on tight
Polish: Być nie w sosie Literally: To be out of the sauce
Origin: Originally this phrase was "got up left foot forward" and dates back to the ancient Romans. In their time, the left side of anything was seen as sinister or unlucky, and Romans believed it was bad luck to put the left foot down first when getting out of bed. The idea that left is bad continued for centuries and eventually the word left was replaced with wrong.
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- give in To surrender.
- give someone a hard time To be difficult with someone; to give someone unnecessary difficulty.
- give someone a piece of one's mind To confront someone who has behaved badly.
- give someone a ring To call someone on the telephone.
- give someone a song and dance To give someone an overly dramatic or unbelievable excuse.
- go against the grain To be contrary to someone's nature.
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