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MissLadybird Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

A bad leg/back, what else can be bad?

"Bad" can mean "causing pain or not working very well", according to Macmillan Dictionary. There are common phrases like "he has a bad leg, so he cannot walk very well" or "I have a bad back".

I wonder what other words can be used with "bad" besides "leg", "back", stomach". Obviously, you cannot say "I have a bad head" (or can you?) Can you say "a bad neck/shoulder/arm/hand/finger"?
  

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Not 'bad head', but the others seem OK to me, and 'hip', 'ear', 'knee', 'eyes', 'wrist', 'ankle', 'elbow'.

— Mister Micawber

  • Not 'bad head', but the others seem OK to me, and 'hip', 'ear', 'knee', 'eyes', 'wrist', 'ankle', 'elbow'.
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Not 'bad head', but the others seem OK to me, and 'hip', 'ear', 'knee', 'eyes', 'wrist', 'ankle', 'elbow'.
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Thanks. "Bad ear" seems a bit surprising to me. Does that mean one has earache?
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Not usually; it means one is partially deaf or unable to distinguish musical tones accurately.
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Ah, I see. Thanks again! Emotion: clap
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And the worst of all....

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drum-roll....

bad breath.
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MissLadybirda.k.a. dog breath?

Not my dog. Every day she had cookies that actually improved her breath.
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If you're talking about the heart, it would be better to say "a weak heart." "A bad heart" sounds like the person is cruel or evil.
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