He is grumpy because he woke up on the wrong side of the bed.
wake up on the wrong side of bed
idiomTo feel grumpy and irritable; to be easily annoyed.
Please do not ask her for any favors today, as she clearly woke up on the wrong side of the bed.
The manager seemed to have woken up on the wrong side of the bed, snapping at his employees for the smallest mistakes throughout the entire morning.
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bark up the wrong tree
To take the wrong approach to a situation; to follow a false lead; to attempt to solve a problem using mistaken assumptions about its true nature.
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bed blocker
An elderly hospitalized person who is too infirm to return home but not sufficiently ill to necessitate continued hospitalization, creating a situation in which his or her hospital stay is prolonged while authorities or relatives search for a suitable placement amid the scarce resources of nursing homes or other long-term care facilities.
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bed in
To allow or help to settle in; to make (someone) feel at home.
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bed of roses
A pleasant or easy situation; an untroubled existence.
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bright side
A consoling aspect of a difficult situation.
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butter one's bread on both sides
To profit from two things at the same time, especially when those things seem contradictory or incompatible.
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do somebody wrong
To treat someone badly or unfairly.
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err on the side of
To behave in a manner which favours or which is biased toward.
Last updated April 17, 2026