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  • worse for wear — {adj. phr.} Not as good as new; worn out; damaged by use. Used with the . * /Her favorite tablecloth was beginning to look the worse for wear./ Often used with none to mean: as good as new. * /The doll was Mary s favorite toy but it was none the… …   Dictionary of American idioms

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