none the worse for

1. Not harmed from, as in He was none the worse for walking the entire ten miles , or This carpet may be old, but it's none the worse for wear . [Early 1800s]

2. Be improved by, as in The dog would be none the worse for a good brushing . [Early 1800s]

Example Sentences

Arnold was none the worse for wear and made a pitcher of his special iced tea for us.

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“We believe that the minister of muscle will fight a more valiant and stronger battle with the passions and prejudices of men … and that saints’ bodies as well as sinners’ are none the worse for an hour at the dumb bells or weights.”

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The family stuffed the doll in two garbage bags and discarded it . . . but Elsa returned a second time, none the worse for the wear.

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When these points were settled, and so far carried out as that I had begun to work in earnest, it occurred to me that if I could retain my bedroom in Barnard’s Inn, my life would be agreeably varied, while my manners would be none the worse for Herbert’s society.

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"He really turned it loose and was none the worse for it," Jones said.

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