"bad business" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From bad + business. Etymology templates: {{com|en|bad|business}} bad + business Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} bad business (uncountable)
  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of bad news (“irritating, troublesome or harmful thing, situation or person”). Tags: idiomatic, uncountable Synonyms: bad news [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-bad_business-en-noun-QTbJ-CiC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 87 13
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bad, business. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-bad_business-en-noun-UrqKuADt

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