in a worse situation
1worse — [wʉrs] adj. [ME < OE wiersa (used as compar. of yfel, bad, EVIL), akin to OHG wirsiro, prob. < base of OHG & OS werran, to confuse] 1. compar. of BAD1 & ILL1 2. a) bad, evil, harmful, unpleasant, etc. in a greater degree; …
2worse off — adj [not before noun] 1.) if you are worse off, you have less money ≠ ↑better off ▪ The rent increases will leave us worse off. worse off than ▪ I don t think we re any worse off than a lot of other people. 2.) in a worse situation ▪ People in… …
3worse off — adjective 1. ) in a worse situation than you were before, or than someone else is now: There is always somebody worse off than yourself. 2. ) having less money than other people or than you had before: These pay cuts will leave employees up to $3 …
4worse off — adjective (not before noun) 1 having less money than before or than someone else; poorer: The tax increases will leave us worse off. 2 in a worse situation than before or than someone else: The factories on the east bank of the river were even… …
5worse off — UK / US adjective 1) in a worse situation than you were before, or than someone else is now There is always somebody worse off than yourself. 2) having less money than other people or than you had before Pensioners will be worse off by £16 a week …
6worse off doing something — be better/worse off (doing sth) idiom to be in a better or worse situation • She s better off without him. • The weather was so bad we d have been better off staying at home. • We can t be any worse off than we are already. Main entry: ↑ …
7ˌworse ˈoff — adj 1) in a worse situation than someone else, or than before Ant: better off 2) having less money than someone else, or than before Ant: better off …
8worse luck — (informal) Unfortunately • • • Main Entry: ↑luck * * * worse luck british phrase used for saying that you wish a situation was different We’ve got maths this morning, worse luck. Thesaurus: ways of saying you are sorry or regret somethingsynonym …
9worse was to come — worse was to come/follow/ phrase used for saying that a bad situation became worse Thesaurus: changes for the worsesynonym Main entry: worse …
10worse was to follow — worse was to come/follow/ phrase used for saying that a bad situation became worse Thesaurus: changes for the worsesynonym Main entry: worse …
