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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Recent Examples on the Web More to Read Opinion: Renting in L.A. could go from bad to worse Feb. 13, 2024 How much can your rent go up in California? —

Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2024 But Michael and Deirdre Kupka's move from New York to South Carolina went from bad to worse. —

Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY, 24 May 2024 As the security situation dwindled from bad to worse, the WFP had to increasingly rely on transporting food by helicopter rather than by truck, explained Elvira Pruscini, WFP’s country director in Burkina Faso. —

Jess Craig, Vox, 19 Apr. 2024 Opinion: Renting in L.A. could go from bad to worse. —

Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for from bad to worse

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