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Idiom

forget to take one's medication this morning

Meaning

To be annoyed or irritable, or to behave in an ill-mannered way, particularly in the morning.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“He is acting grumpy, as if he forgot to take his medication this morning.”

“Please do not mind his rude comments; he likely forgot to take his medication this morning.”

“Her uncharacteristic outburst during the meeting left colleagues wondering if she had simply forgotten to take her medication this morning.”

Examples

simple

“He is acting grumpy, as if he forgot to take his medication this morning.”

contextual

“Please do not mind his rude comments; he likely forgot to take his medication this morning.”

complex

“Her uncharacteristic outburst during the meeting left colleagues wondering if she had simply forgotten to take her medication this morning.”

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