"take a turn for the worse" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Forms: take a turn for the worse
Etymology: take a turn for the worse < → δείτε τις λέξεις take, a, turn, for, the και worse
  1. χειροτερεύω
    Sense id: el-take_a_turn_for_the_worse-en-phrase-JV0NqDyp Categories (other): Ιδιωματισμοί (αγγλικά)
     
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  "etymology_text": "take a turn for the worse < → δείτε τις λέξεις take, a, turn, for, the και worse",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "take a turn for the worse",
      "source": "header"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ιδιωματισμοί (αγγλικά)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The patient took a turn for the worse during the night.",
          "translation": "Ο άρρωστος χειροτέρεψε τη νύχτα."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "χειροτερεύω"
      ],
      "id": "el-take_a_turn_for_the_worse-en-phrase-JV0NqDyp",
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        "ιδιωματισμός"
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    }
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  "word": "take a turn for the worse"
}

{
  "etymology_text": "take a turn for the worse < → δείτε τις λέξεις take, a, turn, for, the και worse",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "take a turn for the worse",
      "source": "header"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "phrase",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Ιδιωματισμοί (αγγλικά)"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The patient took a turn for the worse during the night.",
          "translation": "Ο άρρωστος χειροτέρεψε τη νύχτα."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "χειροτερεύω"
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "ιδιωματισμός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "take a turn for the worse"
}

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