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. Bethy Squires, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for from bad to worse 

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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 26 Dec. 2024.

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