if the worst comes to the worst

Meaning

1. if the situation becomes too difficult or dangerous

   If the worst comes to the worst, we'll just have to sell the house.

In the movies · 3

• I purchased it to defend Miss Robbins should the worst come to the worst.Time After Time1979
• 'Cause worst comes to worst, he can still play the fiddle with four fingers, I'll bet ya.The Banshees of Inisherin2022
• If... it's not likely, mind... but if the worst should come to the worst...Oliver Twist1948

From the same entry

• be your own worst enemy
• come off worst
• at worst
• bring out the worst in
• do your worst
• get the worst of it
• the worst of all worlds
• can't be bad
• have got it bad
• not bad
• too bad
• go to the bad