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worse for wear

a. 1 (context idiomatic English) in poor physical condition due to long or heavy use 2 (context idiomatic English) drunk

Usage examples of "worse for wear".

He paused, waiting as a group of Human spacers, definitely the worse for wear, sang their unsteady way by us.

Spock and Savaj were half naked and considerably the worse for wear, and Kirk and McCoy bore no resemblance to daisies either.