Opinions & arguments

so bad it's brilliant

amusingly terrible

If something is so bad it's brilliant, it is so poor that it becomes funny or entertaining.

B2 now and then mostly spoken

expression

Hear it in real life

Did you enjoy the concert?

Absolutely. The costumes were so bad they were brilliant.

Play the conversation

The acting is so bad it's brilliant, so I watch that film every Christmas.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: The film was too bad it was brilliant.

Say: The film was so bad it was brilliant.

Use “so” in this expression to link the extreme badness to its entertaining result.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

it is so bad it's brilliant; was so bad it was brilliant

Your turn: say it out loud

The acting is so bad it's brilliant, so I watch that film every Christmas.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

so bad it's brilliant

amusingly terrible

“The acting is so bad it's brilliant, so I watch that film every Christmas.”

heytardy

Your turn on Facebook

Write one sentence with a phrase from this page

Post it in the comments. We reply to every one and fix it kindly.

Write it on Facebook