1. if something is the worse for wear, it is in bad condition or damaged because it has been used a lot.

This sofa is rather the worse for wear, but it will have to do until we can afford a new one.

2. someone who is the worse for wear is very tired or feeling ill.

I drank far too much and woke up the next morning feeling rather the worse for wear.

• shy away from doing something
• shy away from someone
• shy away from something
• shy of
• shy of something
• sick and tired of
• sick and tired of someone
• sick and tired of something
• sick at heart
• sick of
• sick of someone
• sick of something
• sick to death of
• sick to death of something
• sick to stomach
• sick to your stomach
• sic someone on
• sic someone on someone
• sic something on
• sic something on someone
• side-splitting
• side with
• side with someone
• siege mentality
• sight for sore eyes