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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That's because ever since career foreign service officer Kate Wyler (Russell) took the job as U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom amid a crisis for our friends across the pond, things have gone from bad to worse.
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Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
The poor suffering souls in the game garner some sympathy as their lives go from bad to worse.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
My equipment was inadequate and unsafe, and the situation could have gone from bad to worse, very quickly.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 14 Oct. 2024
Prepare a collective groan: Traffic congestion on Interstate 70 through the mountains is about to go from bad to worse.
—John Frank, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
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Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
The poor suffering souls in the game garner some sympathy as their lives go from bad to worse.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
My equipment was inadequate and unsafe, and the situation could have gone from bad to worse, very quickly.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 14 Oct. 2024
Prepare a collective groan: Traffic congestion on Interstate 70 through the mountains is about to go from bad to worse.
—John Frank, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
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“From bad to worse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20bad%20to%20worse. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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