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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But things have changed since then, and now this just feels like a matter or time, for better or worse.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Sam Darnold led the charge, for better or for worse, last season.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Pearl earrings and gold ponytail cuffs will inject some playful femininity into your office wardrobe, which, for better or worse, usually tends to lean masculine.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2025
Then Harvey Weinstein and Miramax ended up producing it and turned it into a movie that was much more of a commercial, upbeat romantic comedy, for better or worse.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
Sam Darnold led the charge, for better or for worse, last season.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 14 Mar. 2025
Pearl earrings and gold ponytail cuffs will inject some playful femininity into your office wardrobe, which, for better or worse, usually tends to lean masculine.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 13 Mar. 2025
Then Harvey Weinstein and Miramax ended up producing it and turned it into a movie that was much more of a commercial, upbeat romantic comedy, for better or worse.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 13 Mar. 2025
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“For better or (for) worse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20better%20or%20%28for%29%20worse. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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