be in bad shape

be in bad shape

To be functioning poorly. I did try smacking the TV, but it's in bad shape—the picture is still scrambled.
See also: bad, shape
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • bad paper
  • bad call
  • have a bad night
  • 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
  • as bad as all that
  • it's the story of my life
  • story of my life, the