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got the worst of it

got the worst of it is the simple past and past participle of get the worst of it.

Meaning of get the worst of it

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

Questions about got the worst of it

What is got the worst of it the simple past and past participle of?
Got the worst of it is the simple past and past participle of get the worst of it.

Words near got the worst of it in the dictionary

  1. got the vapors
  2. got the vapours
  3. got the wall
  4. got the wind up
  5. got the word out
  6. got the worst of it
  7. got the wrong idea
  8. got there
  9. got through
  10. got through one's head
  11. got through one's thick skull

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