for better or for worse

English

Adverb

for better or for worse (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of for better or worse
   • 2021, John H. McWhorter, chapter 1, in Woke Racism, New York: Forum, →ISBN:

     This wouldn't have worked as well in, say, 1967. In that America, many white people called racists by this kind of person, for better or for worse, would have just taken a sip of their cocktail and said, “I don't think so at all.” Or even just “Fuck you!”