for better or (for) worse

idiom

: whether good or bad things happen : no matter what happens

We've made our decision and now we have to stick to it for better or worse.

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Trump, for better or worse, was officially voted in, inaugurated, and served out the entirety of his first four-year term. —

Ryan Smith, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024 Indeed, this more than any other was the year that demonstrated how podcasts as a whole bleed into the real world and play a huge role in American culture, for better or worse. —

Vulture Editors, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024 Interior designers, contractors, and other home experts have a front-row seat to the kinds of requests homeowners are making these days, as well as what projects are taking off on and offline (for better or worse). —

Madeline Bilis, Architectural Digest, 12 Dec. 2024 Jamie Foxx is the type of man who attracts a lot of attention, for better or worse. —

Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for for better or (for) worse

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