could do worse

: past tense of can

used in auxiliary function in the past, in the past conditional, and as an alternative to can suggesting less force or certainty or as a polite form in the present

: to bring to pass : carry out

: put

: perform, execute

: fuss, ado

: deed, duty

: a festive get-together : affair, party

: the first tone of the major scale in solfège

: comparative of bad

: or of ill

: of more inferior quality, value, or condition

: one that is worse

: comparative of bad

: or badly

: or of ill