bad for

Frequency: 8.895.7 per million words

Indicates something is harmful or has a negative effect on someone or something.

badbad + PREPOSITION

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for

Examples (10)

  • Smoking is very bad for you.
  • Eating too much sugar is bad for your teeth.
  • Plastic pollution is extremely bad for marine life.
  • A sudden rise in interest rates would be bad for the economy.
  • Sitting indoors all day is bad for your mental health.
  • Keeping secrets is always bad for a relationship.
  • Staring at screens for long periods can be bad for your eyesight.
  • This kind of negative publicity is bad for business.
  • A prolonged drought is bad for the crops.
  • Procrastination is bad for productivity.