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Worse for wear

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  1. 1
    In poor physical condition due to long or heavy use. idiomatic

    "However, before Zoe could open the first cage, Burt’s van, looking decidedly the worse for wear, came thundering into the warehouse, smashing the huge metal sliding door into the air as it did so"

  2. 2
    Drunk. idiomatic

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