be the worse for wear

1. if something is the worse for wear, it is in bad condition or damaged because it has been used a lot This sofa is rather the worse for wear, but it will have to do until we can afford a new one.

2. someone who is the worse for wear is very tired or feeling ill I drank far too much and woke up the next morning feeling rather the worse for wear.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Vivian	['viviən]
Philomena	fil-ə-MEEN-ə (English)	English, German, Late Greek
Iosephus	-	Late Roman
Lexie	LEKS-ee	English
Boris	bah-REES (Russian), BO-ris (German), BAWR-is (English)	Bulgarian, Russian, Slovene, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Georgian, German, History
Jarred	JER-əd, JAR-əd	English