If Worst Comes To Worst Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms - What does If Worst Comes To Worst Idiom mean?

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if worst comes to worst What does if worst comes to worst mean?	if the worst possible thing happens	If worst comes to worst we can cancel our holiday and go next year.
if worst comes to worst What does if worst comes to worst mean?	if the worst possible thing happens	If worst comes to worst we can cancel our holiday and go next year.
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with respect to (something) What does "with respect to (something)" mean?	referring to something, concerning something	I do not know what the company will do with respect to the old computer system.
fork out money for (something) or fork money out for (something) What does "fork out money for (something) or fork money out for (something)" mean?	to pay money for something	I had to fork out much money to have my car fixed.
Dot all the i's and cross all the t's What does "Dot all the i's and cross all the t's" mean?	If you dot all the i's and cross all the t's, you do something very carefully and thoroughly.
look for trouble What does "look for trouble" mean?	do something that may cause trouble	The young boys spend every Saturday evening walking around and looking for trouble.
first-string What does "first-string" mean?	the best group of players on a team	Our team will use their first-string players for the game today.
What's up? What does "What's up?" mean?	What's new? What's happening?	"Hi, John. What's up?"

to be broke What does "to be broke" mean?	to have no money	I spent all of my money on my holiday and now I am broke.
pretty is as pretty does What does "pretty is as pretty does" mean?	you should do pleasant things if you want people to think that you are pleasant	Pretty is as pretty does, I said to my friend and suggested that he should be more pleasant if he wants people to like him.
bird colonel What does "bird colonel" mean?	full colonel, as opposed to a lieutenant colonel, which is one rank lower (in the U.S. Army)
lesser of the two What does "lesser of the two" mean?	the smaller of two things, the one with the least amount	I ordered the food and when the two plates arrived I took the lesser of the two.
whitewash (something) What does "whitewash (something)" mean?	to cover up or gloss over faults/errors/wrongdoing	The government was accused of trying to whitewash the scandal about the illegal money.

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If Worst Comes To Worst Idiom