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bad hair day
IN BRIEF: Twenty-four (24) hours when one's appearance does not look attractive; By extension, 24 hours that don't go well.
He prayed that there will not be another bad hair day after his misfortunes yesterday.
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bad hair day
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noun, orig US
A day on which everything seems to go wrong; a period in which one feels unusually agitated, stressed, or dissatisfied. (1991 —) .
Guardian I apologise for all the hostility, but I think you'll understand. I'm having a bad hair day (1995).
[From earlier sense, day on which one's hair is particularly unmanageable.]
noun, orig US
A day on which everything seems to go wrong; a period in which one feels unusually agitated, stressed, or dissatisfied. (1991 —) .
Guardian I apologise for all the hostility, but I think you'll understand. I'm having a bad hair day (1995).
[From earlier sense, day on which one's hair is particularly unmanageable.]
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