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

They do the same; and, as their tongues are the sharpest, you fellows get the worst of it, for you are as silly as they, every bit.

From Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Alcott, Louisa May