worst of Idiom, Proverb

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get the worst of

be defeated or beaten, suffer most He got the worst of the deal when the salesman sold him the used car.

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get the worst of|get|have|have the worst of|worst

v. phr. To lose; be defeated or beaten in; suffer most. Joe got the worst of the argument with Molly. Often used in the phrase "the worst of it". If you start a fight with Jim, you may get the worst of it. Bill had the worst of it in his race with Al. Jack traded his knife for a few marbles; he got the worst of it in that trade. The driver of the car got the worst of it in the accident.
Antonym: GET THE BETTER OF².

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get the worst of it

get the worst of it
Also, have the worst of it. Be defeated, experience a disadvantage, or suffer the most harm. For example, In any argument Joe usually gets the worst of it, or If we play the last three games as scheduled, our team is bound to have the worst of it, or The car got the worst of it, and no one was hurt. These phrases survive many older ones (such as go to the worst and come by the worst) in which worst is used in the sense of “defeat,” a usage dating from about 1500. Also see get the better of.

the affliction of (something)

1. The capital impact, force, or blow of something; the burden of something. His jaw suffered the affliction of the punch. The doctor says it will accept to be active shut for a month. The blow wasn't too bad—my bonanza got the affliction of it.2. The best negative, undesirable, or crushing part, portion, or aspect of something. Well, Mike is on toilet-cleaning assignment this week, so I anticipate it's safe to say that he got the affliction of it. I got the affliction of the boss's acrimony over the press blow because I'm the aboriginal one he saw afterwards audition about it.Learn more: of, worst

*worst of something

the atomic allotment of something; the affliction allotment of something. (*Typically: get ~; accept ~; accord addition ~.) I knew I would get the affliction of the accord because I was absent back the appurtenances were disconnected up. I'm apologetic that you got the affliction of it.Learn more: of, worst

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