| 词汇 | be the worse for wear |
| 释义 | Idiom be the worse for wear 1. if something is the worse for wear, it is in bad condition or damaged because it has been used a lot. This sofa is rather the worse for wear, but it will have to do until we can afford a new one. 2. someone who is the worse for wear is very tired or feeling ill. I drank far too much and woke up the next morning feeling rather the worse for wear. be all the worse for wearTo be shabby or beaten up from use. People sometimes use this phrase to describe themselves after enduring something emotionally or physically taxing. The books that were in my bag when I got caught in the downpour are all the worse for wear now. I'm afraid they might fall apart altogether! I'm all the worse for wear, thanks to the nights of sleep deprivation with a newborn. |
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