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be the worse for wear

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be the worse for wear
1. if something is the worse for wear, it is in bad condition or damaged because it has been used a lot. This sofa is rather the worse for wear, but it will have to do until we can afford a new one.
2. someone who is the worse for wear is very tired or feeling ill. I drank far too much and woke up the next morning feeling rather the worse for wear.
See also: wear, worse
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