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
Cleopatra	klee-ə-PAT-rə (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Rosemarie	[rəuz'ma:ri]
Bamber	['bæmbə]
Johannes	yo-HAH-nes (German), yo-HAHN-nəs (Dutch, Danish), YO-hahn-nes (Finnish)	German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Late Roman
Rohesia	-	Medieval English (Latinized)
Aila	-	Finnish