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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Still, Wallen possesses a kind of uncanny magnetism that, for better or worse, can elevate a mediocre song.
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Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 16 May 2025
This keeps them reliant on familiar processes that, for better or worse, do not rely on the latest technologies.
—Tom Hughes, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Thousands of commenters shared their waterbed experiences and memories, for better or worse.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2025
The neo-Gothic, very empty Brooklyn Tower is currently the tallest in the borough, but if everything goes Eric Adams’s way — which, for better or worse, quite a few things have been these days — Downtown Brooklyn will be getting Brooklyn’s second-tallest spire, too.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 12 May 2025
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Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 16 May 2025
This keeps them reliant on familiar processes that, for better or worse, do not rely on the latest technologies.
—Tom Hughes, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025
Thousands of commenters shared their waterbed experiences and memories, for better or worse.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2025
The neo-Gothic, very empty Brooklyn Tower is currently the tallest in the borough, but if everything goes Eric Adams’s way — which, for better or worse, quite a few things have been these days — Downtown Brooklyn will be getting Brooklyn’s second-tallest spire, too.
—Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 12 May 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 23 May. 2025.
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