| 单词 | the worse for wear |
| 释义 | the worse for wearphrase See full dictionary entry for wearIf you say that someone is the worse for wear, you mean that they are tired, ill, or in a bad state because they have been very active, been through a difficult experience, or been drinking alcohol. [informal] He arrived on January 9, disheveled and much the worse for wear. the worse for wear in British Englisha. shabby or worn b. a slang term for drunk the worse for wearlooking tired or in a bad state, especially because you have been working hard or drinking a lot of alcohol He turned up at important functions two hours late and noticeably the worse for wear. Examples of 'the worse for wear' in a sentence |
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