in the worst way
Urgently; desperately; to an extreme degree.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“I need a vacation in the worst way.”
“After working twelve hours a day for a month, I want to sleep in the worst way.”
“The starving traveler, having walked for days without food, desired a warm meal in the worst way.”
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a little of something goes a long way
Only a small amount of something is usually required to produce a great effect.
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all the way to Egery and back
The long way; a roundabout route; a long distance to travel.
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be one's own worst enemy
To act contrary to one's own interests; to cause problems for oneself; to self-sabotage.
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by the way
Irrelevantly, off-topic.
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come a long way
To make significant progress.
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cry all the way to the bank
To be happy due to the receipt of money, but sad about the cause.
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cut both ways
To have both benefits and drawbacks.
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die the way one lived
To die because of or after doing something characteristic of oneself, especially something that one enjoyed doing.
Last updated August 10, 2026