Bad cop
bad cop
Related Terms
good cop bad cop
Contemporary Examples
Maybe, just maybe, Netanyahu is laying this out as a starting position, acting as a “bad cop.”
Netanyahu Swims Against Iranian Diplomatic Current Ali Gharib October 1, 2013
Someone should tell the president his little good cop, bad cop routine isn’t working.
Obama Secretly Courts Big Business Charlie Gasparino October 13, 2010
The ambassador is supposed to be the good cop, but there was no bad cop to balance her out.
Ambassador Anne Patterson, the Controversial Face of America’s Egypt Policy Josh Rogin, Eli Lake July 9, 2013
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rather bad; not very good. Historical Examples Anyhow, we went wrong; and it is a baddish place to go wrong, I can tell you, is the Mozambique Channel. A Chapter of Adventures G. A. Henty “It’s a baddish business,” he added, when the butler had gone. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 30, June 1893 […]
- Bad egg
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- Bad faith
lack of honesty and trust: Bad faith on the part of both negotiators doomed the talks from the outset. Contemporary Examples It’s the same old story: congressional (and largely though not wholly Republican) bad faith. Should a New York Times Columnist Know What She’s Talking About? Michael Tomasky April 30, 2013 Nor do the statements […]