John: How are you, Fred? Fred: Things could be worse. And you? John: Okay, I guess.
•Bob: Hi, Bob! What's happening? Bob: I could be worse. What's new with you?
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
could do worse — used to say that a particular choice, action, etc., is not a bad one You could do worse than to vote for her. [=voting for her would be a good idea] • • • Main Entry: ↑worse … Useful english dictionary
could do worse than — Would be well advised to (do something) • • • Main Entry: ↑worse … Useful english dictionary
(it) could be worse — phrase used for saying that a situation is better than it might have been, although it is still bad Could be worse. At least you didn’t lose any money. Thesaurus: to be good enough or as good as expectedsynonym Main entry: worse … Useful english dictionary
you could do worse — informal phrase used for saying that you think that something is fairly good For a job that pays well, you could do worse than become a lawyer. Thesaurus: satisfactory and good enoughsynonym Main entry: worse … Useful english dictionary
you could do worse — informal used for saying that you think that something is fairly good For a job that pays well, you could do worse than become a lawyer … English dictionary
you could do worse than do something — you can/could do worse than do sth idiom used to say that you think sth is a good idea • If you want a safe investment, you could do a lot worse than put your money in a building society. Main entry: ↑worseidiom … Useful english dictionary
could — W1S1 [kəd strong kud] modal v negative short form couldn t ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(past ability)¦ 2¦(possibility)¦ 3¦(emphasizing your feelings)¦ 4¦(requesting)¦ 5¦(suggesting)¦ 6¦(annoyance)¦ 7 couldn t be better/worse/more pleased etc 8 I couldn t … Dictionary of contemporary English
worse — worse1 [wə:s US wə:rs] adj [: Old English; Origin: wiersa, wyrsa] 1.) [the comparative of bad] more unpleasant, bad, or severe →↑better worse than ▪ The violence was worse than we expected. ▪ The traffic is much worse after five o clock. ▪ The… … Dictionary of contemporary English
worse — worse1 [ wɜrs ] adjective *** more unpleasant or bad than something else or than before: worse than: The injury looked a lot worse than it really was. get worse: Our performance got worse as the game went on. worse and worse: The company s… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
worse — 1 adjective 1 (the comparative of bad) not as good as someone or something else, or more unpleasant or of a lower standard: The meal couldn t have been much worse. | worse than: The weather was worse than last year. | there s nothing worse than… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
worse — I UK [wɜː(r)s] / US [wɜrs] adjective *** a) more unpleasant or bad than something else or than before Some said they d never seen a worse film. get worse: Our performance got worse as the game went on. worse than: The injury looked a lot worse… … English dictionary
