be worse off

Meaning

1. 1

   be better / worse off (doing sth)

   to be in a better or worse situation

   She's better off without him.

2. 2

   be worse off (than sb / sth)

   to be poorer, unhappier, etc. than before or than sb else

   The increase in taxes means that we'll be £30 a month worse off than before.

In the movies · 4

• But there's a lot of people worse off than what we are.Cinderella Man2005
• People who are better off pay for those who are worse off.Sicko2007
• You're worse coming off that than the heroin.Trainspotting1996
• I'm worse off now than if I'd never set eyes on you...Oliver Twist1948

From the same entry

• be well off
• be off for
• off and on and off