get the worst of it

Example Sentences

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Consumers, he adds, "get the worst of it".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

But what parts of the country will get the worst of it?

From Seattle Times • Nov. 13, 2023

But while rich countries like the United States and Britain fret about slowing growth and rising prices, if stagflation makes its long-dreaded return, it will be poorer nations that get the worst of it.

From Washington Post • Jun. 9, 2022

In the paragraphs that follow, the recipient’s alleged lovers get the worst of it.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2014

"Oh, if I am to ask for justice, Dolly, I shall get the worst of it," said he, laughing, but not merrily.

From Tony Butler by Lever, Charles James