adv. phr. To change from a bad position or condition to a worse one; become worse. Dick's typing went from bad to worse when he was tired. Jack's conduct in school has gone from bad to worse.
Compare: OUT OF THE PRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE.
adv. phr. To change from a bad position or condition to a worse one; become worse. Dick's typing went from bad to worse when he was tired. Jack's conduct in school has gone from bad to worse.
Compare: OUT OF THE PRYING PAN INTO THE FIRE.
American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012