couldn't be worse/better
idiom
: to be as bad/good as it can be
The situation couldn't be worse/better.
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Plus, the location couldn't be better—right next to a high-end shopping mall.
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John Wogan, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
The timing for a hostile takeover of the GOP couldn't be better.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
The timing couldn't be worse for Polymarket, which already faces scrutiny from multiple fronts.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
More Sam Hodde/Getty Images For Maguire, the timing couldn't be worse.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
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John Wogan, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
The timing for a hostile takeover of the GOP couldn't be better.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
The timing couldn't be worse for Polymarket, which already faces scrutiny from multiple fronts.
—Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
More Sam Hodde/Getty Images For Maguire, the timing couldn't be worse.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
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“Couldn't be worse/better.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/couldn%27t%20be%20worse%2Fbetter. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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