perform badly
Frequency: 7.314.8 per million words
To do something to a low standard.
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- The team performed badly in the first half of the match.
- Shares in the company performed badly on the stock market today.
- Some students tend to perform badly when they are under pressure.
- If you perform badly in the interview, you won't get the job.
- The car performed badly during the safety tests.
- He was disappointed because he had performed badly in the exam.
- New employees who perform badly may face dismissal.
- The printer performed badly and kept jamming.
- Several sectors of the economy performed badly last quarter.
- The athlete performed badly due to a persistent injury.