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persona non grata(noun, idiom, person, undesirable)
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objectionable person(noun, undesirable)
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unacceptable person(noun, undesirable)
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bad break(blow, cross, failure, disaster)
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bad luck(ruin, disaster, trial, catastrophe)
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bad scene(adjective, bad, nasty, horrible)
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below the line(noun, idiom, damage, balance)
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dead horse(noun, damage, balance, capital)
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deep trouble(noun, trouble, mess, bind)
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deep water(noun, fix, difficulty, mess)
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difficult situation(noun, difficulty, mess, hardship)
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dire straits(noun, trouble, worry, distress)
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hard luck(ruin, blow, cross, failure)
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hot spot(noun, fix, bind, predicament)
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hot water(noun, trouble, fix, ruin)
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in hock(noun, damage, balance, capital)
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in the hole(noun, idiom, damage, balance)
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in the red(noun, idiom, damage, balance)
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large order(noun, difficulty, mess, hardship)
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price tag(noun, charge, damage, total)
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