"so far so bad" meaning in All languages combined

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Proverb [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-so far so bad.wav
Etymology: Modeled after so far so good. Head templates: {{en-proverb}} so far so bad
  1. (humorous) Up to this point, everything has gone badly. Tags: humorous Synonyms: so far, so bad
    Sense id: en-so_far_so_bad-en-proverb-cD35H2lu Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English proverbs, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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