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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

go from bad to worse

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.77 in modern English

Syllables
go from bad -to -worse
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become even worse.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

goes from bad to worse (present, singular) going from bad to worse (participle, present) went from bad to worse (past) gone from bad to worse (participle, past)

Phrases

out of the frying pan, into the fire worse and worse

Frequently Paired Words

out of the frying pan, into the fire worse and worse

Questions

What does go from bad to worse mean?
To become even worse.

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