Charles le mauvais.Charles II of Navarre (1332–1387). He is gone to the bad. Has become a ruined man, or a depraved character. He has gone amongst bad people, in bad ways, or to bad circumstances. To the bad. On the wrong side of the account; in arrears. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Bad BloodBactrian Sage A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related ContentAllusionsForeign Words and PhrasesLatin and Greek Word ElementsNames: Their Origins and MeaningsOld Testament NamesMythologyAncient Greek Literature & MythologyThe Bible (King James version)The Koran (translation by J. M. Rodwell)Shakespeare's PlaysTales from Shakespeare (Charles and Mary Lamb)Frequently Misspelled WordsFrequently Mispronounced WordsEasily Confused WordsWriting & Language