so far so bad en · X
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Modeled after so far so good.
Meanings
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(humorous) Up to this point, everything has gone badly.
Still farther to darken the prospects of the North, there is the financial pressure,-extreme alarming, and continually growing more burdensome and severe. So far, so bad; but there are important items to be taken into account on the other side.
1863, The London Quarterly & Holborn Review, Epworth Press, →OCLC, page 233:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| so far, so bad | alternative | lexicographic |