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for better or worse
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for better or (for) worse  also for better, for worse
if a situation exists or happens for better or for worse, it exists or happens whether its results are good or bad
Usage notes: This phrase is used in a traditional marriage ceremony in which the man and woman promise to stay together whether their life is good or bad.
France has a new government, for better or for worse. We cannot deny that our childhood experiences affect us, for better, for worse.
See also: better, worse

for better or (for) worse
this could be good or bad We now have a new government, for better or for worse.
Usage notes: said about things you think are not likely to be very good
See also: better, worse


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His looks could be tweaked to make him a diffident, middle-class matinee idol in war movies such as Appointment in London (RAF) and Ill Met by Moonlight (army), or dim comedies such as Doctor in the House and For Better, for Worse.
 
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