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Difference between Have it good and Have the worst of it

admin Confusing Phrases

have it good—have enough money; be comfortably off:

  • Mr. Goss said employers should realise that they had it good in Queensland compared with other states.

have the worst of it—

1. suffer the most harm:

  • We had the worst of it back there across the swamps—working up to our waists in water.

2. (Sport) be defeated:

  • I would have had the worst of it in a sprint against Bettini, but I had the nerve against the other men.