get the worst of

get the worst of also have the worst of  {v. phr.}

To lose; be defeated or beaten in; suffer most.

Joe got the worst of the argument with Molly.

- Often used in the phrase "the worst of it".

If you start a fight with Jim, you may get the worst of it.

Bill had the worst of it in his race with Al.

Jack traded his knife for a few marbles; he got the worst of it in that trade.

The driver of the car got the worst of it in the accident.

Contrast: GET THE BETTER OF (2).