What have you been doing in the big bad city of Richmond?

Still absent from the list, by and large, were the city's worst high schools.

This was still the big bad city and a great many choices were available to you.

Back then it was not fashionable to buy an old house in the big, bad city, she said.

"Too midwestern to take care of myself in the big, bad city."

"Just visiting the big bad city to check on some of my old friends."

Of course, New York is by no means the worst city in the world.

"I could say the same to you, in the big, bad city."

My old grade school has some of the worst city test scores.

No wonder he wanted to stay at my side, even in the big bad city.