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Alzarsi con il piede sbagliato

Literally 'to get up with the wrong foot,' this expression describes someone who is in a bad mood from the moment they wake up. It implies the whole day will go poorly because of this start.

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Examples in context

Oggi Marco si è alzato col piede sbagliato.

Today Marco woke up on the wrong side of the bed.

Scusa, mi sono alzato con il piede sbagliato.

Sorry, I woke up on the wrong side of the bed.

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