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USAGE NOTE
This idiom may also be written "ir de mal en peor."
andar de mal en peor(
ahn
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dahr
deh
mahl
ehn
peh
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ohr
)An intransitive verb phrase is a phrase that combines a verb with a preposition or other particle and does not require a direct object (e.g., Everybody please stand up.).
1. (idiom) (general)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
a. to go from bad to worse (idiom)
An idiom is a phrase with a meaning different from the literal meaning of the separate words that make it up (e.g., break a leg).
Julián anda de mal en peor. Le han despedido del trabajo y cada vez bebe más.Julian is going from bad to worse. He's been fired from work and he drinks more and more.
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