for better or worse
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for better or worse
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A traditional Christian marriage vow.
phrase for better, for worse · for better or for worse
- No matter what the future may hold (no matter whether it is good or bad). For better or worse, he’s the president.
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prep_phrase No matter what the future may hold
| Español | a las duras y a las maduras, en las buenas y en las malas, en la fortuna y en la adversidad, para bien o para mal |
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| 日本語 | 善かれ悪しかれ yokare ashikare |
| 中文 | 無論如何 /无论如何 wúlùnrúhé, 不論好壞 /不论好坏 bùlùnhǎohuài |
| Português | para o melhor ou para o pior, para o bem ou para o mal |
| Français | pour le meilleur et pour le pire, pour le meilleur comme pour le pire |
| Deutsch | auf Gedeih und Verderb |
| Italiano | nel bene e nel male, nella buona e nella cattiva sorte, bene o male |
| Ελληνικά | καλώς ή κακώς kalós í kakós, δυστυχώς ή ευτυχώς dystychós í eftychós |
| Русский | к лу́чшему и́ли ху́дшему k lúčšemu íli xúdšemu, была́ не была́ bylá ne bylá, как бы то ни́ было kak by to ní bylo |
| Tiếng Việt | dù tốt hay xấu |
Talk about this word "for better or worse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/for%20better%20or%20worse. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. for better or worse. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/for%20better%20or%20worse "for better or worse." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/for%20better%20or%20worse.Cite this
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title = {for better or worse},
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urldate = {2026-11-07}
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