all the worse for wear



all the worse for wear

Shabby or beat-up from use. People sometimes use this phrase to describe themselves after enduring something emotionally or physically taxing. The books that were in my bag when I got caught in the downpour look all the worse for wear now. I'm afraid they might fall apart altogether! The nights of sleep deprivation with a newborn have left me all the worse for wear—I could fall asleep standing up!
See also: all, wear, worse

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Mohammed-Arabic, Bengali
Alysiaə-LIS-yəEnglish
Harrison['hærisn]
Florencioflo-REN-thyo (Spanish), flo-REN-syo (Latin American Spanish)Spanish, Portuguese
HathorHAHTH-awr (English)Egyptian Mythology (Hellenized)
Nassimnah-SEEMArabic