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U.S. columnist

Things aren't as bad as they seem. They are worse.

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go from bad to worse

[go from bad to worse] {adv. phr.} To change from a bad position or condition to a worse one; become worse. * /Dick's typing went from bad to worse when […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

for the worse

[for the worse] {adj. phr.} or {adv. phr.} For something that is worse or not as good, with a worse result. * /He bought a new car but it turned […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

Lily Tomlin

(1939--) U.S. actress Things are going to get a lot worse before they get worse. www.english-slang.com

hatchet man

[hatchet man] {n.}, {colloquial} 1. A politician or newspaper columnist whose job is to write and say unfavorable things about the opposition. * /Bill Lerner is the hatchet man for […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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Mathew Arnold

(1822-1888) British poet (Ironically enough, some biographies describe his poetry as sometimes sounding too much like […]

B/T, BT

[B/T, BT] "Between" or the BitTorrent peer-to-peer file-sharing protocol.

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off balance

[off balance] {adj. phr.} 1. Not in balance; not able to stand up straight and not fall; not able to keep from turning over or […]

uh-huh

[uh-huh] or [um-hum] {adv.}, {informal} Yes. - Used only in speech or when recording dialogue. * /Are you going to the Fair? […]

fight fire with fire

[fight fire with fire] {v. phr.}, {slightly formal}, {of Biblical origin} To fight back in the same way one was attacked; make […]

knock out

[knock out] {v. phr.} To make helpless, unworkable, or unusable. * /The champion knocked out the challenger in the third […]

Ovid

(43 B.C.--18 A.D.), Roman poet It is annoying to be honest to no purpose.