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the worse for wear

• in a poor condition; worn or shabby.
• "the plane had been kept outside the motel for 30 years and was beginning to look the worse for wear"
Similar: shabby, run down, worn out, falling to pieces, falling apart, dilapidated, rickety, ramshackle, crumbling, decayed, antiquated, superannuated, decrepit, on its last legs, battered, untidy, unkempt, bedraggled, messy, dishevelled, ungroomed, ill-groomed,
• feeling rather unwell, especially as a result of drinking too much alcohol.
• "we had a bad trip, and he emerged from his cabin looking the worse for wear"


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