
Xem thêm: pip, mop up, whip, rack up, badness, big, tough, spoiled, spoilt, regretful, sorry, uncollectible, risky, high-risk, speculative, unfit, unsound, immoral, forged, defective, badly, badly
worst noun the worst
VERB + WORST expect It doesn't matter what I say. My mother always expects the worst. | fear, suspect | be prepared for, prepare for Although all the votes have not yet been counted, the Democrats are preparing for the worst. | confirm I had not expected to do well in my exams, and the letter confirmed the worst. | be spared, escape Scotland seemed to have escaped the worst of the recession. | do your Let them do their worst (= be as difficult as they can)?we'll fight them every inch of the way.
WORST + VERB be over He was still very ill, but the worst seemed to be over.
PREP. at (sb/sth's) ~ At worst, the drug can be fatal. At its worst, bullying is a kind of torture. | through the ~ Her sister helped her through the worst of her illness.
VERB + WORST bring out the worst in sb Pressure can bring out the worst in people. | get the worst of it He'd been in a fight and had obviously got the worst of it. | the worst that can happen Don't worry?the worst that can happen is that you'll get a fine.
n.
the worst that could happen
the invaders did their worst
so pure of heart that his worst is another man's best
it was the worst he had ever done on a test
adj.
the worst player on the team
the worst weather of the year
adv.
She suffered worst of all
schools were the worst hit by government spending cuts
the worst dressed person present
n.
take the bad with the good
adj.
a bad report card
his sloppy appearance made a bad impression
a bad little boy
clothes in bad shape
a bad cut
bad luck
the news was very bad
the reviews were bad
the pay is bad
it was a bad light for reading
the movie was a bad choice
a bad headache
in a big rage
had a big (or bad) shock
a bad earthquake
a bad storm
my throat feels bad
she felt bad all over
he was feeling tough after a restless night
bad meat
a refrigerator full of spoilt food
felt regretful over his vanished youth
regretful over mistakes she had made
he felt bad about breaking the vase
a bad (or uncollectible) debt
a bad chess player
a bad recital
so-called bad grammar
a bad investment
high risk investments
anything that promises to pay too much can't help being risky
speculative business enterprises
has a bad back
a bad heart
bad teeth
an unsound limb
unsound teeth
bad habits
bad air
smoking is bad for you
led a very bad life
like a bad penny...
a forged twenty dollar bill
a bad telephone connection
a defective appliance
adv.
the injury hurt badly
the buildings were badly shaken
it hurts bad
we need water bad
I wanted it badly enough to work hard for it
the cables had sagged badly
they were badly in need of help
he wants a bicycle so bad he can taste it