Synonym of get up on the wrong side of the bed

(idiomatic) To feel grumpy and irritable; to be easily annoyed.

(idiomatic) To feel irritable; to be in a bad mood; to have a bad day from the start, for no particular reason.

(idiomatic) To improvise continuously.

To cease a task that has a history of failure and little chance of immediate success.

(idiomatic) Alternative form of up shit creek

(Canada, US, slang, vulgar) Alternative form of blow smoke

Alternative form of smell like a rose

(idiomatic) Alternative form of up shit creek

(UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, vulgar, slang, idiomatic) Is unable even to organise a project that requires no planning; is incompetent.