get the worst of it in English

Forms: gets the worst of it [present, singular, third-person], getting the worst of it [participle, present], got the worst of it [past], gotten the worst of it [participle, past], got the worst of it [participle, past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|get<,,got,gotten:got> the worst of it}} get the worst of it (third-person singular simple present gets the worst of it, present participle getting the worst of it, simple past got the worst of it, past participle gotten the worst of it or got the worst of it)

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"get the worst of it" meaning in English

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