Meaning of have it bad | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To be obsessed (with); to be enthralled (by); to be in love (with).
2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see have, it, bad. To have a difficult time; to suffer.

Examples

“Her smile was reward enough for the thought, and realizing it, he knew he had it bad.”

“Only because my brother seems to have it bad for you.”

“I almost feel sorry for him. I mean, you can see that he has it bad—his eyes stay trained on my mother's mouth as she tilts the bottle back, watches as she swallows, as she licks her lips.”

“‘As if the girls didn’t have it bad enough without poncified bastards like you coming and murdering them.’”

“He thinks he has it bad making new friends in school.”

“From strictly a continent standpoint, Africa still has it bad in places today, but for the other continents, overall, they are much safer places than in the past.”

“Kiko has it bad enough right now, with reporters stalking her day and night”

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