too bad
phraseEtymology Shortening of "That is too bad" or "It is too bad that..."
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Idiomatic That's a pity.
- You can't come to the party? Too bad.
- Foxtrot B I L LA MENDE IT'S TOO BAD " PAIGE " DOESN'T RHYME WITH " GODZILLA . ' There once was a girl named Paige ... who was frequently filled with rage ....One day she decided to be more peaceful and quiet ...Now no one ever says, Paige, act your age...1997 August 23, Bill Amend, Come Closer, Roger, There's a Mosquito on Your Nose (Foxtrot Collection), Andrews McMeel Publishing, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 28:
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Idiomatic It is sad that.
- Too bad you can't come to the party.
- Derived terms
- too bad, so sad
- Related terms
- it is what it is, such is life