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get the worst of it

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.91 in modern English

Syllables
get the -worst of it
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To suffer the most as a result of a defeat; to be the most badly affected.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

gets the worst of it (present, singular) getting the worst of it (participle, present) got the worst of it (past) gotten the worst of it (participle, past) got the worst of it (participle, past)

Synonyms

have the worst of it come out worse

Questions

What does get the worst of it mean?
To suffer the most as a result of a defeat; to be the most badly affected.

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