get\ up\ on\ the\ wrong\ side\ of\ the\ bed

get\ up\ on\ the\ wrong\ side\ of\ the\ bed
v. phr. informal
To awake with a bad temper.

Henry got up on the wrong side of the bed and wouldn't eat breakfast.

The man went to bed very late and got up on the wrong side of the bed.


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