from bad to worse

idiom

: from a bad state or condition to an even worse state or condition

The company has been struggling for years, and things have recently gone from bad to worse.

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Their adventure, however, takes them to a first-day phlebotomist Rose, played by Janelle James, who takes the situation from bad to worse. —

Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 16 Jan. 2025 As conditions in Gaza went from bad to worse, though, the United States never seriously threatened to use its considerable leverage to force a cease-fire. —

Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 Things have gone from bad to worse, and with Crosby and McCormick sidelined for the rest of 2024 — there is far less star power on both sides of the ball. —

Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 18 Dec. 2024 Since then, life for the average Syrian has gone from bad to worse. —

Ben Wedeman, CNN, 30 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for from bad to worse

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