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done one's worst

done one's worst is the past participle 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 done one's worst

What is done one's worst the past participle of?
Done one's worst is the past participle of do one's worst.

Words near done one's worst in the dictionary

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

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