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
Ratna	-	Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Nepali, Indonesian
Ignacio	eeg-NAH-thyo (Spanish), eeg-NAH-syo (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Geneva	[dʒi'ni:və]
Darion	DER-ee-ən, DAR-ee-ən	English (Modern)
Eike	-	German
Indiana	in-dee-AN-ə	English