get the worst of it
Example Sentences
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Consumers, he adds, "get the worst of it".
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Matt Jones’s elbow had turned numb by the time the game ended, and he didn’t even get the worst of it.
From Washington Post • Mar. 9, 2016
In the paragraphs that follow, the recipient’s alleged lovers get the worst of it.
From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2014
"We can't just pinpoint who's going to get the worst of it."
From Scientific American • Oct. 29, 2012
"Only a fellow hates to get the worst of it when he really tries to tote fair."
From Snow on the Headlight A Story of the Great Burlington Strike by Warman, Cy
