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get the worst of it

VERB
meet one's Waterloo
Synonyms
WEAK


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

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

I wish you'd take him and see that he doesn't get the worst of it.

From Taking Chances by Cullen, Clarence L.




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