The phrase
"bad shape" means that something or someone is not in good condition or health.
Full definition
While droughts may see our rivers looking
in bad shape in natural circumstances, most rivers recover.
To see him play and run you would never know he was in
such bad shape when I rescued him.
As an emergency veterinarian, I often have dogs brought to me in
very bad shape after they have simply been playing outside on a hot day.
We're not in as
bad a shape as everyone thinks injury wise and are playing some fantastic stuff.
My hair suffered and was actually in
worse shape when I was natural than when I was relaxed.
Makes me feel ashamed when I worry about my finances, when there are others in the rest of the world that are in
far worse shape than me.
But some loans were done with mortgage insurance because of low down payments, and the mortgage insurers are in
bad shape now.
We were in pretty
bad shape with sleep and were in desperate need of some help with our then 17 month old.
As for them looking used, or being used, they were not in
bad shape at all.
What Muslim countries need is the technology because education system on the whole is in very
bad shape because it is based on western system of education.
Everything is in
real bad shape starting from my pantry to the laundry!
Whenever a new patient comes to me for therapy who's in
bad shape financially, I urge that among our top priorities be helping him or her get on more solid financial footing.
I could've played it safe, but an old vanity that's already in
bad shape just begs for a fun color.
After wearing the same old flip flops for an entire summer, your feet, posture and balance could be in
bad shape come autumn.
If your credit is in
seriously bad shape, considering contacting a credit repair attorney who can help.
If the employer itself is in
bad shape along with its pension fund, there may be cause to worry.
And the company is in
such bad shape, it seems, that it needs to cut nearly 30,000 employees.
When one peers below the surface, the fundamentals of the business are often revealed to be in
much worse shape.
It has been ignored by the administration for far too long and now is in
really bad shape.
The company wasn't as profitable as it should have been, and the balance sheet was in
pretty bad shape.
We're taking wall that was good but it's in
very bad shape, and we're making it new.
In a lot of cities, those areas have been in
bad shape for so long that people have just written them off.
He admits that the economy would be in
worse shape without it but, at this point, it won't boost growth.
Far worse however, some of then arrive in
bad shape with serious health issues.
Our banks are in
worse shape now, and the level of bailout / stimulus needed to make them willing to lend freely is staggering.
If your credit score is
in bad shape because of poor financial decisions or management, you may have trouble qualifying for a traditional credit card to build credit.
Meanwhile, if you are nearing retirement and can't possibly catch up with a conventional portfolio, you can try for a «Hail Mary» with a Bitcoin investment — but understand that you will be in
even worse shape if your purchase is mistimed.
Meanwhile, if you are nearing retirement and can't possibly catch up with a conventional portfolio, you can try for a «Hail Mary» with a Bitcoin investment — but understand that you will be in even
worse shape if your purchase is mistimed.
Pensions are in such
bad shape today for the simple reason that investment returns are too low.