waking up on the wrong side of bed
Inexplicably cranky morning
Waking up on the wrong side of bed describes starting the day in a bad mood for no apparent reason.
The phrase implies that the grumpiness or irritability is inexplicable—there's no specific cause, just a general state of crankiness from the moment of waking.
Don't mind her, she just woke up on the wrong side of bed this morning.
The expression likely derives from old superstitions about the left side being unlucky.
- alarm clockTimed sleep-ender
- off-kilterUnbalanced or awry
- argumentsDisputes or reasoning chains
- irritabilityProneness to agitation
- short fuseTendency to anger quickly
cranky pants · insomnia · grumpiness · bad hair day · frustration · coffee · gloominess · Murphy's Law · impatience · cold shoulder · mood swings · exasperation · snooze button · sarcasm · nightmares · melancholy · miscommunication · oversleeping
waking up on the wrong side of bedbright-eyed and bushy-tailed
Alert and eager
in good spirits · cheerful · chipper · sunny disposition · happy as a clam
waking up on the wrong side of bedhitting the ground running
Starting work without delay
waking up on the wrong side of bedin good spirits
Emotionally buoyant, content
sunny disposition · good-humored · cheerful · pleasant · agreeable