for better or (for) worse
idiom
: whether good or bad things happen : no matter what happens
We've made our decision and now we have to stick to it for better or worse.
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In Davis’s view, candidates and officials have no space to operate as anything other than someone who is exposed to the public’s eye — for better or worse.
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Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Sep. 2024
The re-release was a smart play for Travis, but also a sign that, for better or worse, Digital Service Providers, or DSPs, are still music’s main marketplace.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2024
And for better or worse, the Super League concept might be the one that most easily engages a new lucrative audience.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
On a more intriguing note, Pluto retrograde is back in Capricorn and your eighth house of intimate affairs, highlighting the foundation of your emotional bonds and romantic ties, for better or worse.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2024
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Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Sep. 2024
The re-release was a smart play for Travis, but also a sign that, for better or worse, Digital Service Providers, or DSPs, are still music’s main marketplace.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2024
And for better or worse, the Super League concept might be the one that most easily engages a new lucrative audience.
—Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 7 Sep. 2024
On a more intriguing note, Pluto retrograde is back in Capricorn and your eighth house of intimate affairs, highlighting the foundation of your emotional bonds and romantic ties, for better or worse.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2024
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