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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And luckily, for better or worse, entertaining is definitely a part of him. —

Brie Stimson, Fox News, 31 Dec. 2024 While electric vehicles have now further revolutionized American manufacturing, our country’s K-12 system is for better or worse still organized a lot like an early 20th-century Fordist assembly line. —

Jens Ludwig and Randall Stephenson, Twin Cities, 26 Dec. 2024 Of course, many of the most brutal moments of the first season have stuck with me, for better or worse. —

Erik Kain, Forbes, 25 Dec. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for for better or (for) worse

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