from bad to worse
idiom
: from a bad state or condition to an even worse state or condition
The company has been struggling for years, and things have recently gone from bad to worse.
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That transition can be rough regardless of the next step on their life’s journey, but a particularly dingy college dorm can take the experience from bad to worse.
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Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 9 Apr. 2025
After months of rumors that ranged from bad to worse, fans finally got word in August that Lopez had filed for divorce — on their second wedding anniversary.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Things go from bad to worse, their phones constantly pinging with dire news alerts.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
And when Conrad, Jeremiah, and her older brother Steven (Sean Kaufman) crash her first date with Cam, things go from bad to worse.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 20 May 2025
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Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 9 Apr. 2025
After months of rumors that ranged from bad to worse, fans finally got word in August that Lopez had filed for divorce — on their second wedding anniversary.
—Jay Stahl, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024
Things go from bad to worse, their phones constantly pinging with dire news alerts.
—Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
And when Conrad, Jeremiah, and her older brother Steven (Sean Kaufman) crash her first date with Cam, things go from bad to worse.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 20 May 2025
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“From bad to worse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/from%20bad%20to%20worse. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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