give bad marks to

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]

See also: bad, give, mark

Common Names:

Name	Gender	Pronounced	Usage
Ailsa		-	Scottish
Johnny		JAHN-ee	English
Nick		NIK	English, Dutch
Noreen		['nɔ:ri:n]
Kazia		KAH-zhah	Polish
Dana (2)		DAY-nə	English

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