give bad marks to

Judge unsatisfactory, as in They gave bad marks to the President's program. This expression transfers the marking used in evaluating schoolwork to other endeavors. [Late 1800s]

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Moyra	-	Irish, Scottish
Keinan	-	Biblical Hebrew
Amanda	[ə'mændə]
Elian	-	Dutch
Vojtech	-	Slovak
Sabas	SAH-bahs (Spanish)	Spanish, Late Greek