could be worse

(Things) could be worse

and (I) could be worse. a

response to a greeting meaning "My state is not as bad as it might be." (Not necessarily a direct answer.) John: How are you, Fred? Fred: Things could be worse. And you? John: Okay, I guess. Bob: Hi, Bob! What's happening? Bob: I could be worse. What's new with you?

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Aristeides	-	Ancient Greek
Beckett	BEK-it	English (Modern)
Lincoln	['liŋkən]
Tor	TOOR (Swedish, Norwegian), TOR (Danish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Joakim	YO-ah-kim (Swedish), YO-ah-keem (Finnish)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Serbian, Macedonian
Christal	KRIS-təl	English