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Thread: go to the bad
- 30-Dec-2005, 00:08 #1
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go to the bad "He went to the bad."
Does this mean "He began to live an immoral life"?
Thank you.
- 30-Dec-2005, 02:17 #2
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Re: go to the bad I have never heard this before. Are you sure you heard it right?
Originally Posted by Itasan
My guess is you probably heard "to go to bat for". In that case it means to support someone all the way, to stand up for someone else, take side, defend.
- 30-Dec-2005, 02:40 #3
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Threadstarter / Original Poster Re: go to the bad Thank you, Marylin.
LDCE (Longman Dic. of Contemporary Eng.)
go to the bad BrE old-fashioned to begin living in
a wrong way or immoral way
Maybe BrE only.
