from bad to worse



from bad to worse

Unacceptable and getting more so, on a steady downward course. For example, Mary's grades have gone from bad to worse. [Mid-1500s] Also see if worst comes to worst.
See also: bad, worse

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Varduhi-Armenian
CÁEl-Irish Mythology
Ahtisaari[ahtisari:]
Martijn-Dutch
KarlKAHRL (German, Danish, English, Finnish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Finnish, Ancient Germanic
Lindiwe-Southern African, Zulu