Idiom of the Day January 25, 2021

📚if worst comes to worst 🇬🇧🇦🇺

✍🏾Meaning

You can say "if worst comes to worst" before saying what you'll do if your plans don't work out.

❗️For example

🔸I don't worry too much about my business failing, because if worst comes to worst I can always go back to my old job.

🔸Bob says he'll be lucky to find tickets for the match at this stage, but at least it's on TV so if worst comes to worst we can watch it at the pub.

✏️Note

Note that particularly in American English people often say "If worse comes to worst", with the same meaning.

▫️Variety

This idiom is typically used in British and Australian English but may be used in other varieties of English too.