worse for wear
Example Sentences
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Today, in 1889, he looks a bit worse for wear; his skin seems to have the texture of wicker.
“Goodness, the journey has left you a bit worse for wear.”
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Berrycloth’s beloved motorcar sits out front, a bit worse for wear.
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Lord Fredrick looked a bit worse for wear himself, with scratches on his hands and face and a lingering tendency to clear his throat in a particularly barky way, but at least the itching and howling seemed to have subsided.
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If Dyer has grown sentimental about the England of his upbringing, his nostalgia is a subtle critique of how optimism in big government has grown worse for wear — “Homework” bursts with working-class pride, a fond and mournful belief in the possibility of the British welfare state.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.