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:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
RosemarieRO-se-mah-ree (German)English, German
Elke (2)-Hebrew
DeeDEEEnglish
Ibragim-Chechen, Ossetian
White[wait]
Amore-Italian