wrong crowd

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Noun

wrong crowd (plural wrong crowds)

(idiomatic) A group of people thought to have a negative influence on a person's behaviour.
Jimmy's mother was concerned that he might have fallen in with the wrong crowd.

Usage notes

"Wrong crowd" often collocates with "fall in with" or "hang out with", and is always preceded by "the".

Synonyms

bad company

Translations

group of people thought to have a negative influence

Chinese:
Mandarin: 壞人 (zh), 坏人 (zh) (huàirén), 壞孩子, 坏孩子 (huài háizi)
Danish: dårligt selskab n

Finnish: huono seura
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