be the pits



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be the pits

To be particularly bad, unfortunate, or awful, especially of a situation or outcome. Well, this is the pits. I absolutely cannot believe such a huge thunderstorm came through just as we were getting our picnic set up. I was so excited about this job when I first started. I wish I would have known it'd be the pits.
See also: pit

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Carina (1)kə-REEN-ə (English), kah-REE-nah (German)English, Portuguese, Spanish, German, Late Roman
Regina[ri'dʒainə]
AimÉEe-ME French
Jeriah-Biblical
Urh-Slovene
HamİT-Turkish