if the worst comes to the worst
- if the worst comes to the worst
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if things are as bad as they can possibly be
"If the worst comes to the worst," Becky thought, "my retreat is secure." (W. Thackeray)
I want her to know that if the worst comes to the worst she can count on me. (W. S. Maugham)
"Imagine!" he thought, "if the worst came to the worst and he was sent out to be tried, that I shouldn't be going too." (J. Galsworthy)
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