too bad
idiom
1
—used to show that one is sorry or feels bad about something
It's too bad that John and Mary are getting divorced.
2
—used in an ironic way to show that one is not sorry or does not feel bad about something
"But I need your help!" "(That's just) Too bad."
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The damage from the outside didn’t look too bad, but had smoke contaminated the interior?
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Harry will now be working on the lower-tier homicide cases with LaGuerta, which doesn’t seem like too bad a punishment given that Spencer could have fired him.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
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Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 5 Feb. 2025
The damage from the outside didn’t look too bad, but had smoke contaminated the interior?
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
That’s too bad, since 2024 yielded several tiny masterpieces.
—Daniel Immerwahr, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Harry will now be working on the lower-tier homicide cases with LaGuerta, which doesn’t seem like too bad a punishment given that Spencer could have fired him.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Too bad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/too%20bad. Accessed 11 Feb. 2025.
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