worst of both worlds
idiomA solution or scenario which combines the disadvantages of two opposed prior solutions, often having been intended to combine their benefits instead.
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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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best of both worlds
A combination of two seemingly contradictory benefits.
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doctors make the worst patients
It is difficult to advise people on subjects that they are experts on.
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in the worst way
Urgently; desperately; to an extreme degree.
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worlds apart
Vastly different.
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worlds away
Vastly different; incompatible.
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worst comes to worst
If a possible worst-case scenario actually occurs.