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in the worst way
Idioms and Phrases
Desperately, very much, as in He wanted a new trumpet in the worst way . This usage replaced worst kind . [ Colloquial ; second half of 1800s]Example Sentences
"They never have been, they don’t answer to anyone. It’s hypocrisy in the worst way. They’re living a lie."
He wrote that he saw Appalachians “reacting to bad circumstances in the worst way possible†and that they were products of “a culture that encourages social decay instead of counteracting itâ€.
She called it “a good goal†but said Feige went “about it in the worst way possible†and caused “insurmountable harm to the brand.â€
“We wanted to play it in the worst way for a lot of reasons,†FAU coach Dusty May said before the 96-95 win over Arizona on Saturday.
“But that’s a good sign for us. Hoping for Geno’s sake — he wants to play in the worst way.â€
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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