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do one's worst

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.28 in modern English

Syllables
do one's -worst
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

inflict the worst possible damage one can

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

does one's worst (present, singular) doing one's worst (participle, present) did one's worst (past) done one's worst (participle, past)

Phrases

do one's best

Frequently Paired Words

do one's best

Questions

What does do one's worst mean?
inflict the worst possible damage one can

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