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get the worst of it

get the worst of it verb: to suffer the most as a result of a defeat; to be the most badly affected.

Verb

get the worst of it (third-person singular simple present gets the worst of it, present participle getting the worst of it, simple past got the worst of it, past participle gotten the worst of it or got the worst of it)

  1. To suffer the most as a result of a defeat; to be the most badly affected.
    • Sure the others had a couple scuff marks, but he got the worst of it with all the bruises.
    Synonyms:
    have the worst of it, come out worse

Synonyms of get the worst of it

  • have the worst of it
  • come out worse

Forms of get the worst of it

third-person singular presentgets the worst of it
present participlegetting the worst of it
pastgot the worst of it
past participlegotten the worst of it
past participlegot the worst of it

Questions about get the worst of it

What does get the worst of it mean?
Get the worst of it means to suffer the most as a result of a defeat; to be the most badly affected.
What part of speech is get the worst of it?
Get the worst of it is a verb.
What is the past tense of get the worst of it?
The past tense of get the worst of it is got the worst of it.

Words near get the worst of it in the dictionary

  1. get the vapors
  2. get the vapours
  3. get the wall
  4. get the wind up
  5. get the word out
  6. get the worst of it
  7. get the wrong idea
  8. get thee behind me
  9. get there
  10. get this
  11. get through

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