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 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
"We can't just pinpoint who's going to get the worst of it."
From Scientific American • Oct. 29, 2012
If we were silly enough to help her in her schemes, we’d get the worst of it in the long run.
From Marjorie Dean, College Senior by Lester, Pauline
