the worse for wear informal

I thought she looked a little the worse for wear.

They were rather the worse for wear when I found him.

He was the worse for wear in another sense, come the end of the evening.

It was looking a bit the worse for wear, he thought.

The other two did not seem much the worse for wear, but each of them had been very close to death this day.

And he is none the worse for wear after going without practice.

And now, here he was, much the worse for wear.

He looked down at his clothes, which were already the worse for wear.

His clothes always looked the worse for wear five minutes after he'd put them on.

From where they stood, she looked none the worse for wear.

Looking a little the worse for wear, but still healthy.

Six of us well the worse for wear after a full day's drinking.

He had been drinking since early morning and was very much the worse for wear.

The tiger really was looking rather the worse for wear.

All three looked a bit the worse for wear, mostly from drink.

They can hang all day without being any the worse for wear.

The room was smoky and much the worse for wear.

The boy usually dragged home looking much the worse for wear.

On the other hand, he looked distinctly the worse for wear.

All I heard was that you'd come back in a taxi the worse for wear.

I told him he looked a little the worse for wear which was ridiculous coming from me.

It was a long evening, and he arrived home at two in the morning, much the worse for wear.

The dressing still seemed to be in place and I was none the worse for wear.

He still could, none the worse for wear, if things became complicated.

And one of her calling cards, a little the worse for wear.