a bad quarter of an hour
a bad quarter of an hour
old-fashioned A brief period of time that proves to be particularly difficult, unpleasant, or detrimental. Primarily heard in UK. It was a bad quarter of an hour outside of the courtroom, waiting for my name to be called. The team performed brilliantly—there wasn't a bad quarter of an hour in the entire match. A preeminent economic analyst predicts that the recent downturn in the markets will be nothing more than a bad quarter of an hour.
See also: bad, hour, of, quarter
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
a bad quarter of an hour
a short but very unpleasant period of time; an unnerving experience.A bad quarter of an hour is a translation of the French phrase un mauvais quart d'heure , which has also been current in English since the mid 19th century.
See also: bad, hour, of, quarter
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