bode ill for (someone or something)
bode ill for (someone or something)
To seem indicative of a negative outcome. Rainy weather bodes ill for our flight leaving on time. Being late to a job interview bodes ill for you getting hired.
See also: bode, ill
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
bode somehow for someone or something
to foretell or portend fortune or misfortune for someone or something. (Typically with ill or well.) Things do not bode well for the stock market. Things do not bode well for your future at this job.
See also: bode, somehow
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
bode ˈwell/ˈill (for somebody/something)
(formal) be a good/bad sign for somebody/something: These figures do not bode well for the company’s future.See also: bode, ill, well
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- bode somehow for
- bode well/ill
- somehow
- bode well for (someone or something)
- be taken ill
- take ill
- fall ill
- for good or ill
- ill at ease
- be ill at ease