get up on the wrong side of the bed

Verb

Meaning

get up on the wrong side of the bed (third-person singular simple present gets up on the wrong side of the bed, present participle getting up on the wrong side of the bed, simple past got up on the wrong side of the bed, past participle (UK) got up on the wrong side of the bed or (US) gotten up on the wrong side of the bed)

(idiomatic) To feel irritable; to be in a bad mood; to have a bad day from the start, for no particular reason.
I think my boss got up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. He's been grumpy all day.

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Synonyms

get out of bed on the wrong side wake up on the wrong side of bed wake up on the wrong side of the bed

Close letter words and terms

get up late get up on the right side of the bed get up on the wrong side of bed get up rapidly get up someone's nose get up the yard