Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

get even or get even worse

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.79 in modern English

Syllables: get even or get even -worse
IPA

32

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

To take even further risks in a bet to make one's money back, or lose even more trying.

Colloquial; Humorous

Example Sentences

"― You boys ready to get even or get even worse? ― Hell yeah, dude, I'm $5000 in the dump, let's bet another 5 bands on black."

Etymology

From the phrasal verb get even (“recover one's losses”) and get even worse (“to worsen”, just the words in their ordinary meanings).

Usage

Questions

What does get even or get even worse mean?: To take even further risks in a bet to make one's money back, or lose even more trying.
Where does get even or get even worse come from?: From the phrasal verb get even (“recover one's losses”) and get even worse (“to worsen”, just the words in their ordinary meanings).

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