For example, if you say bad things about a person, the person might protest and say "Do not bad mouth me."

VOA: special.2010.06.20

She said if her choices were bad it would not help the black actors who came after her.

VOA: special.2009.06.07

If I did refuse to help, my supervisor might say bad things about me behind my back.

VOA: special.2010.01.24

No one can learn by looking at your face if your cards are good or bad.

VOA: special.2009.11.22

If someone does something bad to you, you should not do the same to him.

VOA: special.2009.07.26

Foods can go bad if they get too warm.

VOA: special.2009.02.09

If not,the pain in his head becomes extremely bad.

VOA: special.2010.03.30

"It sends a very strong message to the local population that if you have dangerous guests, be prepared for very bad consequences,"

VOA: standard.2009.03.19

Experts say the runway at Mangalore airport makes a bad crash inevitable if the landing is not accurate.

VOA: standard.2010.05.23

That's all superhero stuff, right? What if I'm not the hero?What if I'm the bad guy?

VOA: standard.other

The Syrians straddle the fence between the order of conservative nations on the one hand and this alliance with Iran on the other and it would make perfect sense for Bashar al-Assad to pose as the mediator with the Iranians, which means: hey,if you folks think I'm bad, think of the Iranians,they're much worse, but I have credit in their bank and I can deal with the Iranians."

VOA: standard.2009.03.18