Feb 26, 2014 · Third, although "worse comes to worse"—the blue line—is still the least popular form of the three its frequency has steadily increased since about 1940, and it is now serious …

Jan 17, 2011 · Which is correct: worse comes to worst or worst comes to worst? The former seems more logical but the latter is what appears in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.

The way I understand it, 'worse' is for comparisons, and 'worst' is the superlative. But more and more I see people using them in the exact opposite positions. That's the worse thing I've ever …

Oct 28, 2010 · What is for the better or worse? I remember hearing this a few times before but am not really 100% sure on the exact meaning of it.

May 7, 2014 · In a technical report: One setting causes a problem to arise. Another setting causes this negative effect to get worse. For example:" When setting the switch to "magic" the runtime …

Jun 28, 2011 · Are there idioms or expressions in English that describe going from one bad situation to one that's even worse? I heard "between a rock and hard place" but this describes …

Oct 22, 2014 · Is worser correct grammatically? I know it seems incorrect, but I stumbled upon the word when reading Hamlet: Oh, throw away the worser part of it, And live the purer with the …

May 18, 2023 · I've found no authority licensing the use of an ing-clause after 'could do worse than', but there are reasonable numbers of examples on the internet: And later, you could do …

Apr 5, 2020 · Worse and worst are the comparative and superlative forms of the adjective bad not the adverb badly. If you want to say more bad, you should use worse, but now you're using badly.

Apr 12, 2021 · "less good" means still valid but not as good as the alternative. "worse" might suggest wrong or bad. (This is my supposition at least.) I'd parse "less good" as an adjectival …