[get the worst of] also [have the worst of] {v. phr.} To lose; bedefeated or beaten in; suffer most.
Joe got the worst of theargument with Molly.
— Often used in the phrase «the worst of it».
If you start a fight with Jim, you may get the worst of it.
Billhad the worst of it in his race with Al.
Jack traded his knife fora few marbles; he got the worst of it in that trade.
The driver ofthe car got the worst of it in the accident.
Contrast: GET THE BETTEROF.
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