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Phrase(s): in bad shape [and] in a bad way
1. Lit. injured or debilitated in any manner. • Fred had a little accident, and he’s in bad shape. • Tom needs exercise. He’s in bad shape. 2. pregnant. • Jill’s in bad shape again, I hear. • Yup, she’s in bad shape all right—about three months in bad shape. 3. Fig. Inf. intoxicated. • Two glasses of that stuff and I’m in really bad shape. • Fred is in bad shape. I think he’s going to toss his cookies.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs