“It was clear from the professor’s behavior that he had gotten up on the wrong side of the bed.” In this sentence, the expression *get up on the wrong side of the bed* most nearly means:

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to be in a bad mood

The English expression to get up on the wrong side of the bed is used to describe a person who is in a negative mood temporarily.

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