too bad
idiom
1
—used to show that one is sorry or feels bad about something
It's too bad that John and Mary are getting divorced.
2
—used in an ironic way to show that one is not sorry or does not feel bad about something
"But I need your help!" "(That's just) Too bad."
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Harry will now be working on the lower-tier homicide cases with LaGuerta, which doesn’t seem like too bad a punishment given that Spencer could have fired him.
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
In this case, the lemon is a boxed cake mix, which isn't too bad to start.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2025
Some of our predictions actually haven’t been too bad.
—Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Or at least not too bad (Dark Souls 2’s changes to the beta will forever leave me saddened).
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
In this case, the lemon is a boxed cake mix, which isn't too bad to start.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2025
Some of our predictions actually haven’t been too bad.
—Jen McCaffrey, The Athletic, 2 Jan. 2025
Or at least not too bad (Dark Souls 2’s changes to the beta will forever leave me saddened).
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
See all Example Sentences for too bad
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“Too bad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/too%20bad. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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