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go from bad to worse

[go from bad to worse] {adv. phr.} To change from a bad position or condition to a worse one; become worse. * /Dick's typing went from bad to worse when […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

for the worse

[for the worse] {adj. phr.} or {adv. phr.} For something that is worse or not as good, with a worse result. * /He bought a new car but it turned […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

for better or worse

[for better or worse] or [for better or for worse] {adv. phr.} 1. With good or bad effect, depending on how one looks at the matter. * /The historian did […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

bark worse than one's bite

[bark worse than one's bite] {informal} Sound or speech more frightening or worse than your actions. * /The small dog barks savagely, but his bark is worse than his bite./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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first of all

[first of all] {adv. phr.} Chiefly; primarily; as the first thing. * /After we get to Chicago, we will, first of all, try to […]

hold one's peace

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