get even or get even worse
To take even further risks in a bet to make one's money back, or lose even more tryingTo take even further risks in a bet to make one's money back, or lose even more trying.
» The quality of rice is getting worse.
Качество риса ухудшается. — sharptoothed
Якість рису погіршується. — rmdas
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
1 senses(colloquial, humorous)To take even further risks in a bet to make one's money back, or lose even more trying.
― You boys ready to get even or get even worse? ― Hell yeah, dude, I'm $5000 in the dump, let's bet another 5 bands on black.
Examples
391 sentencesThe quality of rice is getting worse.
Якість рису погіршується. — rmdas
ruКачество риса ухудшается. — sharptoothed
The situation is getting worse and worse.
Ситуація стає все гіршою і гіршою. — deniko
deDie Situation verschlechtert sich zusehends. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
The weather was getting worse and worse as the day went on.
Протягом дня погода погіршилася. — aandrusiak
ruК концу дня погода становилась всё хуже и хуже. — paul_lingvo
deDas Wetter wurde im Verlauf des Tages immer schlechter. — juwu
Is it getting worse?
Стає гірше? — deniko
ruСтановится хуже? — marafon
deWird es schlimmer? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Things can't get any worse.
Гірше вже бути не може. — deniko
ruХуже быть уже не может. — Wezel
Origin
From the phrasal verb get even (“recover one's losses”) and get even worse (“to worsen”, jFrom the phrasal verb get even (“recover one's losses”) and get even worse (“to worsen”, just the words in their ordinary meanings).
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.