wake up on the wrong side of bed: meaning & examples

Meanings:

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  British EnglishAmerican Englishinformalcolloquial
  • To be in a bad mood or ill-tempered for no apparent reason.
  • To behave irritably or grumpily at the start of the day.

  Examples

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  • Mark must have woken up on the wrong side of the bed; he's been snapping at everyone all morning.

    Mark debe haberse levantado de mal humor; ha estado gruñendo con todos toda la mañana.

  • I woke up on the wrong side of the bed yesterday, which explains why I was so irritable at work.

    Me levanté de mal humor ayer, por eso estuve tan irritable en el trabajo.

  • Does Sarah always wake up on the wrong side of the bed, or is today just a bad day for her?

    ¿Sarah siempre se levanta de mal humor o hoy simplemente tiene un mal día?