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Phrase(s): (Things) could be worse. [and] (I) could be worse.
a response to a greeting meaning "My state is not as bad as it might be." (Not necessarily a direct answer.) • John: How are you, Fred? Fred: Things could be worse. And you? John: Okay, I guess. • Bob: Hi, Bob! What’s happening? Bob: I could be worse. What’s new with you?, Phrase(s): (I) could be worse.
Go to (Things) could be worse.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs