bad sort, a
bad sort
An aggressive, mean-spirited, dangerous, or generally unpleasant person. I wouldn't get involved with him, he's known to be a bad sort.
See also: bad, sort
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
bad sort, a
An unpleasant, mean person, as in We cautioned Bill about his friend, who was clearly a bad sort. The antonym is a good sort, a pleasant, kind person, as in She's a good sort, always helping her neighbors. The latter is stronger than not a bad sort, as in He seems ill-tempered now and then, but he's not a bad sort. All three terms use a sort in the sense of "kind of person." [Second half of 1800s]
See also: bad
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- bad sort
- in bad sorts
- as bad as all that
- have a bad opinion of (someone or something)
- have a good, bad, high, low, etc. opinion of somebody/something
- be downhill all the way
- downhill all the way
- (it's/that's the) story of my life
- it's the story of my life
- story of my life, the