for better or (for) worse
idiom
: whether good or bad things happen : no matter what happens
We've made our decision and now we have to stick to it for better or worse.
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To gag someone is to leave them without words, for better or for worse.
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Mia Thurow, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The Biggest Loser changed lives — for better or worse — even after the participants left the competition.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
But the past few decades in Nepal have seen rapid development, and life in inhabitable landscapes were becoming more habitable, for better or for worse.
—Kate McMahon, AFAR Media, 13 Aug. 2025
Where financial services integrate seamlessly into any application, for better or for worse.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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Mia Thurow, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
The Biggest Loser changed lives — for better or worse — even after the participants left the competition.
—Christopher Rudolph, People.com, 20 Aug. 2025
But the past few decades in Nepal have seen rapid development, and life in inhabitable landscapes were becoming more habitable, for better or for worse.
—Kate McMahon, AFAR Media, 13 Aug. 2025
Where financial services integrate seamlessly into any application, for better or for worse.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2025
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“For better or (for) worse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20better%20or%20%28for%29%20worse. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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