go from bad to worse
Example Sentences
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Rangers were now showing signs of desperation and the night threatened to go from bad to worse as home midfielder Lyall Cameron had a shot blocked in front of goal.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2024
Things go from bad to worse when she tells him his hair is being mocked on social media.
From New York Times • May 24, 2023
So when the Panthers traded the 2019 All-Pro running back to the San Francisco 49ers on Thursday night, the only logical expectation was the Panthers would go from bad to worse, right?
From Seattle Times • Oct. 23, 2022
Otherwise, the problem is destined go from bad to worse.
From Salon • Dec. 28, 2021
Now, Turner had heard his father say more than once that there are times when things spin away, when they go from bad to worse, then worse again.
From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt
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