- a bad (or uncollectible) debt.
- a bad chess player.
- a bad cut.
- a bad earthquake.
- a bad headache.
- a bad heart.
- a bad investment.
- a bad little boy.
- a bad recital.
- a bad report card.
- a bad storm.
- a bad telephone connection.
- a defective appliance.
- a forged twenty dollar bill.
- a refrigerator full of spoilt food.
- an unsound limb.
- anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky.
- bad air.
- bad luck.
- bad meat.
- bad teeth.
- clothes in bad shape.
- felt regretful over his vanished youth.
- had a big (or bad) shock.
- has a bad back.
- he felt bad about breaking the vase.
- he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it.
- he was feeling tough after a restless night.
- high risk investments.
- his sloppy appearance made a bad impression.
- I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it.
- in a big rage.
- it hurts bad.
- it was a bad light for reading.
- led a very bad life.
- like a bad penny....
- my throat feels bad.
- regretful over mistakes she had made.
- she felt bad all over.
- smoking is bad for you.
- so-called bad grammar.
- speculative business enterprises.
- take the bad with the good.
- the buildings were badly shaken.
- the cables had sagged badly.
- the injury hurt badly.
- the movie was a bad choice.
- the news was very bad.
- the pay is bad.
- the reviews were bad.
- they were badly in need of help.
- unsound teeth.
- we need water bad.