go from bad to worse

go from bad to worse
go from bad to worse
to progress from a bad situation to one that is worse. •

Things went from bad to worse in a matter of days.

I'm afraid that things are going from bad to worse.

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{adv. phr.} To change from a bad position or condition to a worse one; become worse. * /Dick's typing went from bad to worse when he was tired./ * /Jack's conduct in school has gone from bad to worse./ Compare: OUT OF THE PRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • from bad to worse — See: GO FROM BAD TO WORSE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • from bad to worse — See: GO FROM BAD TO WORSE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • from\ bad\ to\ worse — See: go from bad to worse …   Словарь американских идиом

  • go from bad to worse — {adv. phr.} To change from a bad position or condition to a worse one; become worse. * /Dick s typing went from bad to worse when he was tired./ * /Jack s conduct in school has gone from bad to worse./ Compare: OUT OF THE PRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • go\ from\ bad\ to\ worse — adv. phr. To change from a bad position or condition to a worse one; become worse. Dick s typing went from bad to worse when he was tired. Jack s conduct in school has gone from bad to worse. Compare: out of the frying pan into the fire …   Словарь американских идиом

  • go from bad to worse — To get even worse, to deteriorate further • • • Main Entry: ↑worse * * * go from ˌbad to ˈworse idiom (of a bad condition, situation, etc.) to get even worse Main entry: ↑worseidiom …   Useful english dictionary

  • go from bad to worse — if a situation goes from bad to worse, it gets worse than it already was. The troubles started when John lost his job last March and things have gone from bad to worse ever since …   New idioms dictionary

  • go from bad to worse — get worse, deteriorate Things are going from bad to worse in the company …   Idioms and examples

  • from bad to worse — from an unfavorable situation to one even worse …   English contemporary dictionary

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