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if worse comes to worst, if worse comes to worse — if (the) worse comes to (the) worst, if worse comes to worse see ↑worst, 3 • • • Main Entry: ↑worse … Useful english dictionary
if worst comes to worst — if the most serious or difficult circumstances arise * * * if (the) worst comes to (the) worst (or if (the) worse comes to (the) worst also if worse comes to worse) : if the worst possible thing happens If worst comes to worst, you can always ask … Useful english dictionary
if the worse comes to the worst, if worse comes to worse — if (the) worse comes to (the) worst, if worse comes to worse see ↑worst, 3 • • • Main Entry: ↑worse … Useful english dictionary
if worst comes to worst — If the worst thing happens that be imagined; if the worst possible thing happens; if troubles grow worse. * /If worst comes to worst and Mr. Jones loses the house, he will send his family to his mother s farm./ * /If worst comes to worst, we… … Dictionary of American idioms
if worst comes to worst — If the worst thing happens that be imagined; if the worst possible thing happens; if troubles grow worse. * /If worst comes to worst and Mr. Jones loses the house, he will send his family to his mother s farm./ * /If worst comes to worst, we… … Dictionary of American idioms
if\ worst\ comes\ to\ worst — If the worst thing happens that be imagined; if the worst possible thing happens; if troubles grow worse. If worst comes to worst and Mr. Jones loses the house, he will send his family to his mother s farm. If worst comes to worst, we shall close … Словарь американских идиом
worse, worst — Worse is the comparative of bad; worst is the superlative. The phrase if worst comes to worst is illogical, but that s the way it should be said, provided one wishes to use such a hackneyed expression at all. Informal, slangy, or trite… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
worst — worst1 [wə:st US wə:rst] adj [the superlative of bad] [: Old English; Origin: wierresta, wyrsta] 1.) [only before noun] worse than anything or anyone else →↑best ▪ This is the worst recession for fifty years. ▪ My worst fear was that we would run … Dictionary of contemporary English
worst — worst1 [ wɜrst ] adjective only before noun *** worse than all others or worse than at all other times: It was the worst accident in the company s history. The noise from the airport is worst at night. be your own worst enemy to be the cause of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
worst — /werrst/, adj., superlative of bad and ill. 1. bad or ill in the highest, greatest, or most extreme degree: the worst person. 2. most faulty, unsatisfactory, or objectionable: the worst paper submitted. 3. most unfavorable or injurious. 4. in the … Universalium
