give bad marks to

Judge unsatisfactory, as in They gave bad marks to the President's program. This expression transfers the marking used in evaluating schoolwork to other endeavors. [Late 1800s]

Words nearby give bad marks to

give a wide berth, give an inch and they'll take a mile, give and take, give as good as one gets, give away, give bad marks to, give birth to, give chase, give color to, give credit, give free rein to