from bad to worse

1. Unacceptable and getting more so, on a steady downward course. For example, Mary's grades have gone from bad to worse. [Mid-1500s] Also see if worst comes to worst.

Example Sentences

The decision to close all asylum hotels will mean the situation will go from "bad to worse", says Faraz Baber from planning consultancy Lanpro, with demand for properties that can be turned into HMOs creating "even further tensions on an already inflamed issue".

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Already without captain Ben Stokes through a shoulder injury and Jofra Archer and Brydon Carse for rotation reasons, late in the day their fortunes went from bad to worse.

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In the meantime the situation has gone from bad to worse.

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The incident is the latest example of how quickly a fireworks mishap can turn from bad to worse.

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At half-time in Hong Kong, as United trailed 1-0 to the national side 153rd in Fifa's rankings, the tour looked to be going from bad to worse.

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