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did one's worst

did one's worst is the simple past of do one's worst.

Meaning of do one's worst

Verb

do one's worst (third-person singular simple present does one's worst, present participle doing one's worst, simple past did one's worst, past participle done one's worst)

  1. inflict the worst possible damage one can
    • “Thumbs!” ordered Mr Big. “Do your worst with the boy!” Frank looked on in terror as the man bent back his humongous Thumbs, ready to cause damage. The henchman pressed them hard into the boy’s ears. Frank felt like his brain was going to burst. “ARGH!” he screamed.2017, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Bad Dad, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN

Questions about did one's worst

What is did one's worst the simple past of?
Did one's worst is the simple past of do one's worst.

Words near did one's worst in the dictionary

  1. did one's part
  2. did one's stuff
  3. did one's sums
  4. did one's thing
  5. did one's utmost
  6. did one's worst
  7. did oneself a mischief
  8. did or died
  9. did out
  10. did out of
  11. did over

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