get the worst of it

Example Sentences

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Consumers, he adds, "get the worst of it".

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

The engineers and conductors that operate the trains routinely get the worst of it because railroads cannot predict exactly when trains, which run around the clock, will be ready to leave.

From Seattle Times • May 24, 2023

But while rich countries like the United States and Britain fret about slowing growth and rising prices, if stagflation makes its long-dreaded return, it will be poorer nations that get the worst of it.

From Washington Post • Jun. 9, 2022

In the paragraphs that follow, the recipient’s alleged lovers get the worst of it.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2014

But if you don’t fight, well, you’ll get the worst of it anyhow.

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