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
JulietJOO-lee-et, JOOL-yətEnglish
İLdar-Tatar
ManfredMAHN-fret (German, Polish), MAHN-frət (Dutch)German, Dutch, Polish
LorcÁNLOR-kanIrish
Sha'ul-Biblical Hebrew
Kunto-Western African, Akan