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Englishmy bad
Meaning: My mistake; sorry.
Example: “"You sent me the wrong file." "My bad, here's the right one."”
Origin: American slang from the late 20th century, often linked to pickup basketball. It spread widely in the 1990s.
Equivalents in other languages
French: Au temps pour moi Literally: As you were, for me
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- freeze one's butt off To be extremely cold.
- be in clover To live in comfort and luxury.
- go downhill To get steadily worse.
- hightail it To leave in a great hurry.
- diddly-squat Nothing at all.
- have a nerve To be rude or bold in a way that shocks others.
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