worst1 adjectiveworst2 nounworst3 adverb
worstworst1 /wɜːst $ wɜːrst/ ●●● S2 W1 adjective [the superlative of bad] 
WORD ORIGINworst1
Origin:
Old English wierresta, wyrstaEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- First thing in the morning is by far the worst time to ask Dad a favour.
- I was always the worst student in the class.
- In my opinion, that's the worst movie of all time.
- It's by far the worst neighborhood in the whole city.
- The doctor said it was one of the worst cases of food poisoning he'd ever seen.
- This is the worst musical I've ever been to.
- UN workers were withdrawn from the western areas, where the worst bloodshed has occurred.
- But only one record of last year's storms - the worst for years - is in the public domain.
- On the eve of the council the worst of horrors was revealed.
- The year following the elimination of the distribution centers was, by employee consensus, the worst the company had ever endured.
- Then you would know when you saw the chap in the 1984 Cortina he was the company's worst driver.
Longman Language Activatorto harm yourself by your own actions
: only harm yourself · They'll only harm themselves if they decide to leave the association.· By making the complaint the only person he harmed was himself.
to behave in a way that is certain to cause you harm, especially because of pride or anger: · It would be silly to give up your job now -- you'd just be cutting your own throat.
to continuously behave in a stupid way that results in you being harmed: · My mother was her own worst enemy. She knew she was ill but she did nothing to help herself.· Many drivers are their own worst enemy -- driving too close, driving too fast, all the usual faults.
to stupidly do something that seriously harms you, especially by saying something stupid or making plans that go badly wrong: · Once again, the government has shot itself in the foot -- this time by reducing widows' pensions.
to deliberately not do something that would make an unpleasant situation better for you, because you are too angry or proud to do it: · If you love him, ask him to stay. Otherwise you'll be cutting off your nose to spite your face.
worst worse than anything else or worse than at any time before: · In my opinion, that's the worst movie of all time.· The doctor said it was one of the worst cases of food poisoning he'd ever seen.· UN workers were withdrawn from the western areas, where the worst bloodshed has occurred.by far the worst (=much worse than any other): · It's by far the worst neighborhood in the whole city.· First thing in the morning is by far the worst time to ask Dad a favour.
if a situation hits or reaches rock bottom , it is worse than it has ever been before, and cannot get any worse than that: · After we lost the contract, morale in the office reached rock bottom.· Confidence in the city's police force has hit rock bottom.
also something takes the biscuit British spoken informal use this to say that something is the worst of its kind - used especially in a humorous way: · I've known some idiots in my time, but you really take the cake. · This last little escapade really takes the biscuit, Tom.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
What is the worst possible thing that can happen?COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The south of the country is the worst hit by the recession. Over 80,000 people attended, making it the biggest sporting event in the area. Among causes of air pollution, car exhaust fumes may be the worst offender. There was no news and we were prepared for the worst (=expected something very bad). We only use the very best ingredients.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
What is the worst possible thing that can happen? (=think that the worst possible thing has happened) When it got to midnight and Paul was still not back, I began to assume the worst.
When it got to midnight and Paul was still not back, I began to assume the worst.· He lived through some of the worst excesses of apartheid in South Africa.
· Her worst fear was never seeing her children again.
The south of the country is the worst hit by the recession.· Not knowing what had happened to her was the worst kind of torture.
· This is hypocrisy of the worst kind.
Over 80,000 people attended, making it the biggest sporting event in the area.· Standing on the edge waiting to do your bungee jump is the worst moment.
(=the worst possible situation)· The outbreak of foot and mouth disease was farming's worst nightmare.
Among causes of air pollution, car exhaust fumes may be the worst offender.· The worst part was having to work even when it was raining.
There was no news and we were prepared for the worst (=expected something very bad).· Colombia is going through its worst recession in decades.
(=the biggest or most shocking)· Total losses resulting from India's worst financial scandal amounted to Rs31,000 million.
(=the worst thing that might happen)· The worst-case scenario is that it is already too late to do anything about global warming.
We only use the very best ingredients.· I think many of the worst aspects of rock have now resurfaced in rave: the macho, aggressive energy.· The worst aspect of Hinduism is undoubtedly the caste system, which kept the population cooped up in so many separate compartments.· The worst aspects of co-ordination, however, were central-local relations within the Soviet hierarchy.· The best and the worst aspects of having friends edit your work are the same: they like you.· That was the absolutely worst aspect of the Bug's crash-landing into her life.· The continued existence of the private sector has allowed those with sufficient resources to avoid the worst aspects of the state system.· Male speaker the worst aspect of Leatherslade farm was that so many took their gloves off.· One of the worst aspects of delay in litigation is waiting for a trial date.
· Although she definitely did suffer from claustrophobia, Sylvia was by no means the worst case I have seen.· Even in the worst case, there will still be four blank spaces between columns.· He says it's one of the worst cases he's seen.· It was several times worse than the worst case the computer models had predicted.· Its bite produces a worm which swells up the blood vessels, causing ulcers and, in the worst cases, blindness.· In the worst case, such violence could take the form of interstate strife.· Experts have described it as the worst case to date of pesticide contamination in Britain.· The worst case scenario is a sausage biscuit with egg, hash browns and orange juice combination.
· Perhaps the worst day of all Sunday.· But the worst day of all was the day that Bill took the stand himself.· Mr Howard painted a picture of industrial unrest under Labour rivalling the worst days of the 1970s.· This is the worst day of my life.· The worst day was when we were in Manchester, going to the eye doctor.· Probably the worst day of that year, though a typical one, was a particularly hot day in August.· The best and worst day of Jenny's life arrived two months later.
· Like all good conspiracy theories, the polio vaccine theory's originators are its worst enemies.· The worst enemy here is hunger.· In other words, we are our own worst enemy.· People are their own worst enemies.· I hope you can enjoy it, but if not, give it to your worst enemy.· To what extent would she say she was her own worst enemy?· Remember grit and dirt are a carpet's worst enemies.· I say, Hey, Legs, you and Schultz, you supposed to be the worst enemies.
· It wallows in the worst excesses of sentimentality and adopts a moral tone that condemns and condones misbehaviour in the same breath.· The organization becomes a drag-net for the worst excesses of commercial endeavour.· Females will have felt an urge to tackle their partner's worst excesses.· It had proved a good move as the sector had avoided the worst excesses of the building slump.· At worst, they are a facade hiding the worst excesses of management.· As a result, the worst excesses of feudal exploitation carried on unchecked.· Such colleagues tend to be great achievers, but you have to restrain their worst excesses.· This uneasy half way house is fair game for the worst excesses of journalism.
· A week later my worst fears were confirmed.· Sure enough, to confirm our worst fears, the wind grew stronger in the evening.· Alcuin's worst fears were not fulfilled until 806.· The audit demonstrated that many of their worst fears were true.· One of her worst fears is that folk will shun her because of what's happened.· Or would it confirm their worst fears?· A Guardian student survey published this week confirms the university law schools' worst fears.· But now, my worst fears have been borne out.
· Every one of them sounded as though it had been written by the worst kind of shit.· But this looks like racial bias, it smells like racial bias, it is racial bias of the worst kind.· A handful of poxy tents sold greasy lentil pilaf to the worst kind of industry lackey.· Was I not going forth as the worst kind of pretender?· The worst kind of burn gives painful blisters and general skin damage within about an hour after exposure.· Would that not be fiscal philandering of the worst kind?· Here it was the worst kind of exploitation.
· This is a macabre impersonation of a white racist's worst nightmare or crowd-baiting at its most mindless.· We thought maybe our worst nightmare came true.· Few suffer the agony of Johanna Young's parents and find that their worst nightmare has become a reality.· They eventually suffered from an embarrassment of riches: they laughingly killed all their enemies and created their worst nightmare.· It was an engineer's worst nightmare.· The Halloween night fight at London's Earls Court was hyped as the worst nightmare for one of the boxers.· The scene he saw there confirmed his worst nightmares.· It couldn't, it shouldn't be happening, but it was ... Her worst nightmare had come true.
· And patients are the worst offenders.· Uneaten food and other dead organic materials left in the tank are the worst offenders in pollution of the water.· In my experience, those long conditioned by Centralism are the worst offenders.· One of the worst offenders, the Polam lighting factory at Rzeszow, has already been shut down.· In this connection some scientists are by far the worst offenders.· The worst offenders are the disinfectants and pesticides.· The crack cocaine epidemic has passed, and some of the worst offenders are imprisoned, mellowed or dead.
· And the worst part was, everyone else seemed to understand it and strode out to the quay full of knowledgeable confidence.· The worst part was the sound.· We decided the deception was the worst part of it and agreed to give honesty a try.· The screams were the worst part.· It simply is the worst part of their life.· The path here can be very wet, but planks have been laid down over the worst parts.· She lived most of her life in the worst parts of Washington.
· Britain in the early 1990s appears to be on the precipice of the worst recession since the 1930s.· The worst recession since the l930s was followed by a boom.· Above all, both countries are facing their worst recessions for many years.· Although interest rates and inflation were both falling, Britain had to struggle through one of the worst recessions since the war.· The increase comes during one of the worst recessions to hit the motor industry since the war.· The report painted a generally optimistic picture of Britain continuing to recover from the worst recession since 1945.· Male speaker Recessions come and go, but this is the worst recession I've seen.
· The worst record for absence while on leave of any of the three battalions, the Brigadier had grumbled.· At 16-41, the Warriors have the worst record in the Western Conference.· In water quality and air quality, Texas has the worst record of any big state.· The 1977-78 Washington Bullets won the title with a regular-season mark of 44-38, the worst record of all championship teams.· But they've lost eight home matches this season, one of the worst records in the division.· With Sosa, the Cubs are 100-169 since June 9, 1999, the worst record in the majors.· Read in studio Gloucester Prison has the worst record in the country for overcrowding, according to a new league table.· North Yorkshire has one of the worst records for the illegal poisoning and shooting of wild creatures.
· The worst thing about it was that green catsuit.· For these people, that inflation was the worst thing in the world.· But the worst thing they did to him was to brand him a traitor.· It would be the worst thing to happen to me if I had to leave this place.· Perhaps that was the worst thing that could happen to a human being.· It turned out to be the next worst thing.· Being the last to know isn't actually the worst thing a betrayed wide can experience.· And the worst thing was that I really had little choice but to bow to their wishes.
· Him, with him: the worst man in the worst place at the worst time.· Shaving before you get breakfast is the worst time.· He threw one the very worst time, up on top of the wall, and the other kids all shunned away.· But even in the worst times there will be leadership.· It's probably the worst time in the world to tell you, but there you are.· We went over a typical week in her life, hour by hour, looking for the best and the worst times.· The worst times I've ever endured were with a tax-dodger in Castletown.· Glenn Jeffers was a helicopter crewman throughout 1968, one of the worst times to serve with a combat division.
· It was the worst years he had with his wife.· In the worst year, 1961, more than half a million dolphins were killed.· For retailers it was the worst year on record and consumer spending is at its lowest since World War Two.· It's the worst year because it has been difficult to persuade distinguished film-makers to attend with their latest work.· It was the worst year of Harriet's life, and she was not able to care that people avoided them.· Her self-proclaimed worst year has seen two separations and one divorce among her four children.· In one of the worst years on record many nests have been robbed or destroyed and adult birds shot or poisoned.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► at your best/worst/most effective etc
1[only before noun] worse than anything or anyone else: - In other words, we are our own worst enemy.
- My father was his own worst enemy.
- People are their own worst enemies.
- Players can be real snobs about names, too, so they are their own worst enemies.
- To what extent would she say she was her own worst enemy?
- You could say that Gilly is her own worst enemy.
- Alec Davidson, for example, was one of those who came off worst.
- Ingram always seems to bring out the best in his players.
- And Vince was obviously a great coach; he brought out the best in his team and whoever played him.
- But the Washington Wizards have a way of bringing out the best in their opponents.
- But, says Markert, there is something about one-way communication that can also bring out the worst in people.
- Campaigns seem to bring out the worst in Bob Dole.
- It brings out the best in us.
- Maybe something like they tend to bring out the best in us.
- So, to bring out the best in your cooking make sure you use the purest soy sauce, Kikkoman Soy Sauce.
- Yet it was not an unsuccessful attempt to bring out the best in his audience.
- Alec Davidson, for example, was one of those who came off worst.
- Bullock comes off best because her complaining seems so valid.
- His foster-child comes off best, but in addition each of two nurses receives a tenth of his estate.
- It may seem, so far, that in terms of clearly defined benefits, the client comes off best out of the deal.
- Prior to that Meath had come off best when they accounted for Down in the 1990 league decider.
- The lightning, it seemed to Lydia, had undoubtedly come off best in that encounter.
- The problem is that history sometimes comes off better.
- Many drivers are their own worst enemy -- driving too close, driving too fast, all the usual faults.
- My mother was her own worst enemy. She knew she was ill but she did nothing to help herself.
- In other words, we are our own worst enemy.
- My father was his own worst enemy.
- People are their own worst enemies.
- Players can be real snobs about names, too, so they are their own worst enemies.
- To what extent would she say she was her own worst enemy?
- You could say that Gilly is her own worst enemy.
- Fearing the worst, police have called in reinforcements to help control the crowds.
- After I hadn't heard from him for several hours, I began to fear the worst.
- Rescuers feared the worst for the men trapped in the mine.
- I knew I was being irrational but I began to fear the worst.
- Mind you, I feared the worst for this year's crop of pantomimes.
- Only then did we begin to fear the worst.
- Rumours about impending changes will occur anyway, and staff not fully informed are likely to fear the worst.
- Then they called police and stayed up all night -- fearing the worst.
- My worst fears were realized when I saw the test questions.
- His worst fears were realized and he was arrested.
- Ellie's the type of person that always thinks the best of people.
- He thought the worst of Mitch and clearly thought that left to herself she would ring London at once.
- I was so ready to think the worst of him, she wailed inwardly.
- My immediate reaction, whether it be a man or a woman, is to think the worst of them.
- The prospect of Guy leaving, thinking the worst of her, was unbearable.
- Why should you think the worst of me?
- You always think the worst of me.
- And the worst was yet to come.
- Her third night here and it had been the worst one yet.
- No, the worst ... Yet is she listening now?
- That was the worst task yet, as Psyche saw when she approached the waterfall.
- The decision opens the biggest policy rift yet between Holyrood and Westminster.
- The two have returned from a disastrous holiday in Greecebut the worst is yet to come.
This is the worst recession for fifty years. My worst fear was that we would run out of food. What is the worst possible thing that can happen?2be your own worst enemy to cause a lot of problems for yourself because of your own behaviour3come off worst to lose a fight or argumentGRAMMAR: ComparativesThe superlative form of bad is worst: · It was the worst film I have ever seen. ✗Don’t say: It was the most worst film I have ever seen. | It was the worstest film I have ever seen.worst1 adjectiveworst2 nounworst3 adverb
worstworst2 ●●● S2 W3 noun COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Last year was by far the worst (=much worse than any other) for road accidents. I think the worst is over now. The worst of it is (=the worst part of the situation is), I can’t tell anyone what’s happening. Choosing the right software can be time-consuming at best and confusing or frustrating at worst.COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The south of the country is the worst hit by the recession. Over 80,000 people attended, making it the biggest sporting event in the area. Among causes of air pollution, car exhaust fumes may be the worst offender. There was no news and we were prepared for the worst (=expected something very bad). We only use the very best ingredients.
Last year was by far the worst (=much worse than any other) for road accidents. I think the worst is over now. The worst of it is (=the worst part of the situation is), I can’t tell anyone what’s happening. Choosing the right software can be time-consuming at best and confusing or frustrating at worst. (=think that the worst possible thing has happened) When it got to midnight and Paul was still not back, I began to assume the worst.
When it got to midnight and Paul was still not back, I began to assume the worst.· He lived through some of the worst excesses of apartheid in South Africa.
· Her worst fear was never seeing her children again.
The south of the country is the worst hit by the recession.· Not knowing what had happened to her was the worst kind of torture.
· This is hypocrisy of the worst kind.
Over 80,000 people attended, making it the biggest sporting event in the area.· Standing on the edge waiting to do your bungee jump is the worst moment.
(=the worst possible situation)· The outbreak of foot and mouth disease was farming's worst nightmare.
Among causes of air pollution, car exhaust fumes may be the worst offender.· The worst part was having to work even when it was raining.
There was no news and we were prepared for the worst (=expected something very bad).· Colombia is going through its worst recession in decades.
(=the biggest or most shocking)· Total losses resulting from India's worst financial scandal amounted to Rs31,000 million.
(=the worst thing that might happen)· The worst-case scenario is that it is already too late to do anything about global warming.
We only use the very best ingredients.PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► if the worst comes to the worstPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► at your best/worst/most effective etc
1the worst the person or thing that is worse than all othersworst (that)- Many drivers feel their job is unpleasant at best, and dangerous at worst.
- Developing these required equations is at best difficult and at worst nearly impossible.
- Him, with him: the worst man in the worst place at the worst time.
- If we drop a tin can probably nothing will happen; at the worst we may make a small dent.
- In most cases doing a course of any kind will, at worst, just be a small waste of time.
- Naturally, it happened at the worst possible time.
- Patient and neutral stares at worst.
- The first assumption of the Census Bureau, therefore, must be viewed as fatuous at worst, naive at best.
- Up until then I had sometimes seen writing as at best a compulsion and at worst a sickness.
- Let her do her worst to reach him.
- Sometimes they successfully slowed or blocked the path of the conquistadores when these exploiters were out to do their worst.
- Most of the girls were pretty mean, but Sabrina was the worst.
- Against the far wall, shielded from the worst of the rain, were five bodies neatly laid out.
- And the worst of the caregivers were a disaster.
- And then there's you. ` ` Me? ` ` You're the worst of the lot.
- At this moment in history, however, the White House personifies the worst of political greed and excess.
- Black people, for example, need not imitate the worst of white competitive consumers.
- By the middle of the next afternoon, the worst of the headache was gone.
- On the eve of the council the worst of horrors was revealed.
- Would she ring the warning bell that cushioned the little fellow from the worst of it?
- Distillery boss Billy Hamilton fears the worst after Heath was assisted off in the second-half with a torn calf muscle.
- From what he has heard he fears the worst about the likelihood of a quick turnaround on the field.
- I knew I was being irrational but I began to fear the worst.
- Leading the mob assault into the fisherman's cabin, the pastor expects the worst.
- Only then did we begin to fear the worst.
- Quite frankly we expected the worst.
- I should not have exasperated him for I always have the worst of it.
- Ingram always seems to bring out the best in his players.
- And Vince was obviously a great coach; he brought out the best in his team and whoever played him.
- But the Washington Wizards have a way of bringing out the best in their opponents.
- But, says Markert, there is something about one-way communication that can also bring out the worst in people.
- Campaigns seem to bring out the worst in Bob Dole.
- It brings out the best in us.
- Maybe something like they tend to bring out the best in us.
- So, to bring out the best in your cooking make sure you use the purest soy sauce, Kikkoman Soy Sauce.
- Yet it was not an unsuccessful attempt to bring out the best in his audience.
- Alec Davidson, for example, was one of those who came off worst.
- Bullock comes off best because her complaining seems so valid.
- His foster-child comes off best, but in addition each of two nurses receives a tenth of his estate.
- It may seem, so far, that in terms of clearly defined benefits, the client comes off best out of the deal.
- Prior to that Meath had come off best when they accounted for Down in the 1990 league decider.
- The lightning, it seemed to Lydia, had undoubtedly come off best in that encounter.
- The problem is that history sometimes comes off better.
- Many drivers are their own worst enemy -- driving too close, driving too fast, all the usual faults.
- My mother was her own worst enemy. She knew she was ill but she did nothing to help herself.
- In other words, we are our own worst enemy.
- My father was his own worst enemy.
- People are their own worst enemies.
- Players can be real snobs about names, too, so they are their own worst enemies.
- To what extent would she say she was her own worst enemy?
- You could say that Gilly is her own worst enemy.
- Fearing the worst, police have called in reinforcements to help control the crowds.
- After I hadn't heard from him for several hours, I began to fear the worst.
- Rescuers feared the worst for the men trapped in the mine.
- I knew I was being irrational but I began to fear the worst.
- Mind you, I feared the worst for this year's crop of pantomimes.
- Only then did we begin to fear the worst.
- Rumours about impending changes will occur anyway, and staff not fully informed are likely to fear the worst.
- Then they called police and stayed up all night -- fearing the worst.
- My worst fears were realized when I saw the test questions.
- His worst fears were realized and he was arrested.
- Ellie's the type of person that always thinks the best of people.
- He thought the worst of Mitch and clearly thought that left to herself she would ring London at once.
- I was so ready to think the worst of him, she wailed inwardly.
- My immediate reaction, whether it be a man or a woman, is to think the worst of them.
- The prospect of Guy leaving, thinking the worst of her, was unbearable.
- Why should you think the worst of me?
- You always think the worst of me.
- And the worst was yet to come.
- Her third night here and it had been the worst one yet.
- No, the worst ... Yet is she listening now?
- That was the worst task yet, as Psyche saw when she approached the waterfall.
- The decision opens the biggest policy rift yet between Holyrood and Westminster.
- The two have returned from a disastrous holiday in Greecebut the worst is yet to come.
This year’s harvest is the worst that people can remember. Last year was by far the worst (=much worse than any other) for road accidents. I think the worst is over now. The worst of it is (=the worst part of the situation is), I can’t tell anyone what’s happening.at its/his etc worst You saw the garden at its worst, I’m afraid (=when it is worse than at any other time).2the worst of something most of something, or the most unpleasant or difficult part of it: The worst of the storm seemed to be over.3expect/fear the worst to expect or fear that something will not be successful or something bad will happen: When it got so late and they still weren’t home, I began to fear the worst.4get/have the worst of it spoken to lose a fight or argument5 at (the) worst if things are as bad as they can be: Choosing the right software can be time-consuming at best and confusing or frustrating at worst.6do your/his/her/their worst used to say that someone can try to harm you but they will not be able to: They can do their worst now, because I’m leaving in three weeks.7if the worst comes to the worst especially British English, if worst comes to worst especially American English if the situation develops in the worst possible way: If the worst comes to the worst, we’ll sell the car.worst1 adjectiveworst2 nounworst3 adverb
worstworst3 adverb [the superlative of badly] EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Chris is the worst-dressed man in the office.
- It was the worst written book I've ever read.
- After Frankfurt, the cities worst affected by mob violence are Hamburg, Berlin and Munich.
- Our staff who were older felt it worst.
- The tobacconist shops fared worst, hit by the fall in shopper-numbers on high streets.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES The south of the country is the worst hit by the recession. Over 80,000 people attended, making it the biggest sporting event in the area. Among causes of air pollution, car exhaust fumes may be the worst offender. There was no news and we were prepared for the worst (=expected something very bad). We only use the very best ingredients.COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB
(=think that the worst possible thing has happened) When it got to midnight and Paul was still not back, I began to assume the worst.
When it got to midnight and Paul was still not back, I began to assume the worst.· He lived through some of the worst excesses of apartheid in South Africa.
· Her worst fear was never seeing her children again.
The south of the country is the worst hit by the recession.· Not knowing what had happened to her was the worst kind of torture.
· This is hypocrisy of the worst kind.
Over 80,000 people attended, making it the biggest sporting event in the area.· Standing on the edge waiting to do your bungee jump is the worst moment.
(=the worst possible situation)· The outbreak of foot and mouth disease was farming's worst nightmare.
Among causes of air pollution, car exhaust fumes may be the worst offender.· The worst part was having to work even when it was raining.
There was no news and we were prepared for the worst (=expected something very bad).· Colombia is going through its worst recession in decades.
(=the biggest or most shocking)· Total losses resulting from India's worst financial scandal amounted to Rs31,000 million.
(=the worst thing that might happen)· The worst-case scenario is that it is already too late to do anything about global warming.
We only use the very best ingredients.· They target remote farms in the south-west with Dumfriesshire and the Stewartry worst affected.· Hackney and Tower Hamlets are among the boroughs worst affected by shortages.· After Frankfurt, the cities worst affected by mob violence are Hamburg, Berlin and Munich.· More than half of those worst affected had aggressive and anti-social tendencies.· The heartlands of political opposition to the government, where there is no precedent of famine, have been worst affected.
· For example, in Ovamboland, the northern region, worst hit by the war, drop-out rates at primary school are highest.· The P-40 was probably the fighter worst hit.· That would mean taking readings in homes and in streets in parts of the city worst hit by the car.· Darlington borough council, Wear Valley and Sedgefield district councils said they were worst hit by the spending limits.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► at your best/worst/most effective etc
1most badly: - Mike's so boring, and worst of all he never stops talking.
- And worst of all, the Hare got rid Of far more than the Tortoise did.
- And worst of all, their services are no longer in demand.
- And, worst of all, you don't remember who you are.
- But worst of all were the comparisons being made between Monty Clift and Jekyll and Hyde.
- Or, worst of all, exploding at work?
- Perhaps worst of all, there are those stressful situations where one is accustomed to turn to tobacco for support.
- The twelfth labor was the worst of all.
- To abuse hospitality was the most horrid thing; worst of all.
- Ingram always seems to bring out the best in his players.
- And Vince was obviously a great coach; he brought out the best in his team and whoever played him.
- But the Washington Wizards have a way of bringing out the best in their opponents.
- But, says Markert, there is something about one-way communication that can also bring out the worst in people.
- Campaigns seem to bring out the worst in Bob Dole.
- It brings out the best in us.
- Maybe something like they tend to bring out the best in us.
- So, to bring out the best in your cooking make sure you use the purest soy sauce, Kikkoman Soy Sauce.
- Yet it was not an unsuccessful attempt to bring out the best in his audience.
- Alec Davidson, for example, was one of those who came off worst.
- Bullock comes off best because her complaining seems so valid.
- His foster-child comes off best, but in addition each of two nurses receives a tenth of his estate.
- It may seem, so far, that in terms of clearly defined benefits, the client comes off best out of the deal.
- Prior to that Meath had come off best when they accounted for Down in the 1990 league decider.
- The lightning, it seemed to Lydia, had undoubtedly come off best in that encounter.
- The problem is that history sometimes comes off better.
- Many drivers are their own worst enemy -- driving too close, driving too fast, all the usual faults.
- My mother was her own worst enemy. She knew she was ill but she did nothing to help herself.
- In other words, we are our own worst enemy.
- My father was his own worst enemy.
- People are their own worst enemies.
- Players can be real snobs about names, too, so they are their own worst enemies.
- To what extent would she say she was her own worst enemy?
- You could say that Gilly is her own worst enemy.
- Fearing the worst, police have called in reinforcements to help control the crowds.
- After I hadn't heard from him for several hours, I began to fear the worst.
- Rescuers feared the worst for the men trapped in the mine.
- I knew I was being irrational but I began to fear the worst.
- Mind you, I feared the worst for this year's crop of pantomimes.
- Only then did we begin to fear the worst.
- Rumours about impending changes will occur anyway, and staff not fully informed are likely to fear the worst.
- Then they called police and stayed up all night -- fearing the worst.
- My worst fears were realized when I saw the test questions.
- His worst fears were realized and he was arrested.
- Ellie's the type of person that always thinks the best of people.
- He thought the worst of Mitch and clearly thought that left to herself she would ring London at once.
- I was so ready to think the worst of him, she wailed inwardly.
- My immediate reaction, whether it be a man or a woman, is to think the worst of them.
- The prospect of Guy leaving, thinking the worst of her, was unbearable.
- Why should you think the worst of me?
- You always think the worst of me.
- And the worst was yet to come.
- Her third night here and it had been the worst one yet.
- No, the worst ... Yet is she listening now?
- That was the worst task yet, as Psyche saw when she approached the waterfall.
- The decision opens the biggest policy rift yet between Holyrood and Westminster.
- The two have returned from a disastrous holiday in Greecebut the worst is yet to come.
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