I want to say "someone (or something) intends to help, but instead it makes things worse". Is there any succinct expression or phrase for this?
What does the writer mean by saying "no worse than stealing?" It is thought the scam, which stores say is no worse than stealing, is a product of our ‘fast-fashion culture’, where trends...
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Which is correct: worse comes to worst or worst comes to worst? The former seems more logical but the latter is what appears in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
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Is worser correct grammatically? I know it seems incorrect, but I stumbled upon the word when reading Hamlet: Oh, throw away the worser part of it, And live the purer with the other half. Li...
In a technical report: One setting causes a problem to arise. Another setting causes this negative effect to get worse. For example:" When setting the switch to "magic" the runtime increased. Hitt...
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Are there idioms or expressions in English that describe going from one bad situation to one that's even worse? I heard "between a rock and hard place" but this describes a dilemma not really a
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What is the word for a cycle where the cause is made worse by the effect? A very simple example is a decline in fish leads to a decline in coral reef health which then leads to a further decline in fish and so on.