from bad to worse

idiom

: from a bad state or condition to an even worse state or condition

The company has been struggling for years, and things have recently gone from bad to worse.

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Since then, life for the average Syrian has gone from bad to worse. —

Ben Wedeman, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024 But since then, the 32-year-old’s form has gone from bad to worse. —

Leon Watson, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2024 Things have been going from bad to worse, for Combs since his arrest two months ago. —

Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2024 Then the Devil possesses her youngest son (Anthony B. Jenkins) and things go from bad to worse. —

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