wake up on the wrong side of (the) bed



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wake up on the wrong side of (the) bed

To be in a particularly and persistently irritable, unhappy, or grouchy mood or state, especially when it is not in line with one's normal disposition. I'm sorry I snapped at you earlier, I think I just woke up on the wrong side of the bed today. Jeez, the boss has been in a really bad mood all day. I guess he must have woken up on the wrong side of bed!
See also: bed, of, on, side, up, wake, wrong

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Ladonnalə-DAHN-əAfrican American
Narinah-reeKorean
Dragoslav-Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic
Ligaya-Tagalog
Dalia (1)-Spanish (Latin American), American (Hispanic)
KadenKAY-dənEnglish (Modern)