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does one's worst

does one's worst is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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

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Does one's worst is the third-person singular simple present indicative of do one's worst.

Words near does one's worst in the dictionary

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

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