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.

Examples of for better or (for) worse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some shrink their ambitions while others shift operations abroad, usually to the U.S., where the rules are clearer, the market larger and the system, for better or worse, more predictable. —Steve Osler, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025

Still, Forrest’s controlling tendencies continued unabated, for better or worse. —Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 8 June 2025

Any cityhood vote would be several years away — the association is shooting for 2028 — and the city’s predicament could dramatically change by then, for better or worse. —Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2025

All of that was, for better or worse, part of the process of getting this thing out after not being a band for so long. —Bailey Richards, People.com, 3 June 2025