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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Many people believe the path to citizenship for our immigrant neighbors is simple and straightforward.
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Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 12 May 2025
His low-post spin-a-rama no longer confounding opponents, his defense leaving plenty to be desired, his outside shot having gone from bad to worse, the 2023 first-round pick out of UCLA acknowledged that change stands as the pathway back to the level of first-team All-Rookie just a year ago.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2025
Unfortunately, her condition went from bad to worse.
—Caitlin Carlson, SELF, 28 Apr. 2025
Finishing like this certainly beats the alternative of letting this season go from bad to worse.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
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Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 12 May 2025
His low-post spin-a-rama no longer confounding opponents, his defense leaving plenty to be desired, his outside shot having gone from bad to worse, the 2023 first-round pick out of UCLA acknowledged that change stands as the pathway back to the level of first-team All-Rookie just a year ago.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2025
Unfortunately, her condition went from bad to worse.
—Caitlin Carlson, SELF, 28 Apr. 2025
Finishing like this certainly beats the alternative of letting this season go from bad to worse.
—Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 9 Apr. 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 23 May. 2025.
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