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get even or get even worse

get even or get even worse phrase: to take even further risks in a bet to make one's money back, or lose even more trying.

Phrase

get even or get even worse

  1. (colloquial, humorous) To take even further risks in a bet to make one's money back, or lose even more trying.
    • ― You boys ready to get even or get even worse?
      ― Hell yeah, dude, I'm $5000 in the dump, let's bet another 5 bands on black.

Origin of get even or get even worse

From the phrasal verb get even (“recover one's losses”) and get even worse (“to worsen”, just the words in their ordinary meanings).

Questions about get even or get even worse

What does get even or get even worse mean?
Get even or get even worse means to take even further risks in a bet to make one's money back, or lose even more trying.
What part of speech is get even or get even worse?
Get even or get even worse is a phrase.

Words near get even or get even worse in the dictionary

  1. get down to nuts and bolts
  2. get down to the nitty-gritty
  3. get dressed
  4. get drunk
  5. get even
  6. get even or get even worse
  7. get eyes on
  8. get freaky
  9. get fresh
  10. get from a Cracker Jack box
  11. get fucked

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