get the worst of it
idiom
: to lose a fight, argument, battle, etc.
The bruises on his face after the fight showed that he'd gotten the worst of it.
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In this fan favorite, the elites, as always, get the worst of it, particularly a wealthy donor who balks at giving the university an athletic fund.
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Donald Liebenson, Vulture, 14 June 2024
For this reason, epidemiologists worried that India, a country of 1.4 billion people, would get the worst of it.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes, 17 May 2021
But Simpkins seems to get the worst of it.
—Washington Post, 8 May 2021
But Matthew seemed to get the worst of it, spending a week in bed at a hotel room the family used for isolation.
—NBC News, 4 Oct. 2020
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Donald Liebenson, Vulture, 14 June 2024
For this reason, epidemiologists worried that India, a country of 1.4 billion people, would get the worst of it.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes, 17 May 2021
But Simpkins seems to get the worst of it.
—Washington Post, 8 May 2021
But Matthew seemed to get the worst of it, spending a week in bed at a hotel room the family used for isolation.
—NBC News, 4 Oct. 2020
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“Get the worst of it.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/get%20the%20worst%20of%20it. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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