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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Penn State’s 2025 season has gone from bad to worse.
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Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
There’s not any whitewashing going on here as the singer’s physical condition goes from bad to worse as filming goes on in period visits over the last four years.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Ravens reeling Things have gone from bad to worse in Baltimore.
—Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
An injury like this could quickly turn from bad to worse, but at this rate, Volpe is likely going to need surgery after the season anyway.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
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Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
There’s not any whitewashing going on here as the singer’s physical condition goes from bad to worse as filming goes on in period visits over the last four years.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Ravens reeling Things have gone from bad to worse in Baltimore.
—Andy Scholes, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
An injury like this could quickly turn from bad to worse, but at this rate, Volpe is likely going to need surgery after the season anyway.
—Zach Pressnell, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 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 22 Oct. 2025.
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