He begins to blame the present for all the lousy things that happened in the past.
"That was a hell of a lousy thing to do to me, and I won't forget it!"
It was a lousy thing to ask a man.
One of the many lousy things about my job is the limited number of ways I can help people.
"And the lousy thing is, it doesn't have to be."
"Of all the lousy things you've ever said to me that was the worst."
"It's a lousy thing to say, but I think it needs to be said."
After all these years of marriage, I must say it's a lousy thing to do to your wife.
It was a lousy thing to do you had come out to join me.
"But it's a lousy thing to do right before she goes off to school."