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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  […]

[worst]

See:

[GET THE WORST OF] also [HAVE THE WORST OF],

[IF WORST COMES TO WORST].

[worth]

See:

[BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH],

[FOR ALL ONE IS WORTH],

[GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE],

[NOT WORTH A TINKER'S DAMN],

[WORTH A CENT].

[worth a cent]  {adj. phr.}

Worth anything; of any value. — Used in negative, interrogative, and conditional sentences.

[worth one's salt]  {adj. phr.}

Being a good worker, or a productive person; worth what you cost.

Mr. Brown showed that he was worth his salt as a salesman when he got the highest sales record for the year.

- Often used with "not" or "hardly".

*  […]

[would that] or [I would that] or [would God] or [would heaven]  {literary}

I wish that. — Used at the beginning of a sentence expressing a wish; followed by a verb in the subjunctive; found mostly in poetry and older literature.

* /Would that I could  […]

[would-be]  {adj.}

Aspiring.

[wouldn't put it past one]  {v. phr.}

To think that someone is quite capable or likely to have done something undesirable or illegal.

* /Congressman Alfonso is insisting that he didn't violate congressional ethics, but knowing both his expensive habits  […]

[wrack]

See: [GO TO WRACK AND RUIN].

[wrap]

See: [UNDER WRAPS].