Collocation
do badly
to perform poorly; to have an unsatisfactory result (in a task, test, game, or situation)
Definition
'do badly' is a common English collocation. to perform poorly; to have an unsatisfactory result (in a task, test, game, or situation)
do + badly
“I always do badly when I try to sing in front of people.”
Examples
- She did badly on the driving test the first time, but she passed later.
- He does badly in cold weather races because his muscles tighten up.
- We did badly in the first half, so the coach changed the plan at halftime.
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- If you do badly on this quiz, you can retake it next week.
- The team has been doing badly since their best player got injured.
- I did badly in the interview because I could not answer the last question clearly.
- Stocks can do badly when investors lose confidence in the market.
- Despite weeks of practice, he still did badly at the audition and felt crushed afterward.
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