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- Which is the correct idiom – When worst comes to worst or When worse . . .
if worst comes to worse Also, if worse comes to worst In the least favorable situation, if the worst possible outcome occurs For example, If worst comes to worst and the budget is not approved, the government will shut down, or Go ahead and go to school with a school with a cold; if worse comes to worst the teacher will send you home This
- idioms - Worse comes to worst or worst comes to worst - English . . .
Check out Google's n-gram viewer of all English usage, British English usage, and American English usage, and you get mostly, "Worse comes to Worst" in American, "Worst comes to Worst" in British: goo gl N5cfEK You'd have to use different tenses ( were to come to worst), constructions (with without article) to really nail it down, but those
- grammar - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
There was no way but to comparativize an inherently comparative worse in his situation – try using worse in that sentence The Bard used the logical worser because that's precisely the semantic needed there Note the POS: it's a noun formed from an adjective, like "the poorer "
- adjectives - What is the correct usage of worse and worst . . .
I've noticed a lot of people who, according to the way I was taught, misuse the words 'worse' and 'worst' The way I understand it, 'worse' is for comparisons, and 'worst' is the superlative But more and more I see people using them in the exact opposite positions That's the worse thing I've ever seen This can't get any worst
- Can I use worse, worst instead of badder, baddest?
Worse does not work in this sense, except when referring to a person ironically such as, "Oh, John, you are just the worst " That would mean that John is, for example, satirically witty and actually quite charming, but slightly daring in his behavior But on the whole, "bad" in the sense of "good" does not continue the "worse, worst" pattern
- Are there any expressions that describe going from a bad to a worse . . .
Are there idioms or expressions in English that describe going from one bad situation to one that's even worse? I heard "between a rock and hard place" but this describes a dilemma not really a transition I am looking for an expression that describes someone trying to get out of a bad situation but after much effort, the situation only got worse
- What is For the better or worse? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
"for worse" means something happened and the outcome is bad "We re-elected our president, for worse " Putting them together, it means the result can go either way "The new legislation has passed, for better or worse " Meaning, it was probably a controversial law, we don't know what the outcome will be, but it has happened
- Can I use one word to mean what is even worse?
{Even worse Worse still}, it creates instability issues Share Improve this answer Follow
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