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for better or worse

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for better or (for) worse

this could be good or bad We now have a new government, for better or for worse.

Usage notes: said about things you think are not likely to be very good

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for better or (for) worse

  also for better, for worse

if a situation exists or happens for better or for worse, it exists or happens whether its results are good or bad

Usage notes: This phrase is used in a traditional marriage ceremony in which the man and woman promise to stay together whether their life is good or bad.

France has a new government, for better or for worse. We cannot deny that our childhood experiences affect us, for better, for worse.

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for better or (for) worse

Whether the situation or consequences be good or ill: For better or worse, he trusts everyone.

See also: better, worse