give bad marks to (someone or something)
give bad marks to (someone or something)
To view something negatively or unfavorably. I bet the boss gave bad marks to Pete's presentation because it was so disorganized.
See also: bad, give, mark
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
give bad marks to
Judge unsatisfactory, as in They gave bad marks to the President's program. This expression transfers the marking used in evaluating schoolwork to other endeavors. [Late 1800s]
See also: bad, give, mark
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
- give bad marks to
- have a bad opinion of (someone or something)
- have a good, bad, high, low, etc. opinion of somebody/something
- in bad sorts
- be downhill all the way
- downhill all the way
- as bad as all that
- (it's/that's the) story of my life
- it's the story of my life
- story of my life, the