at one's worst

at one's worst
с самой плохой стороны; в неприглядном виде; хуже некуда (обыкн. употр. с гл. to be)

There was almost a riot when the water shortage was at his worst. (K. S. Prichard, ‘The Roaring Nineties’, ch. 5) — Когда запасы воды стали истощаться, дело чуть не дошло до бунта.

Mrs. Glennie was at her worst: still unchanged, wearing her dirty forenoon wrapper, her blouse open at the neck... (A. J. Cronin, ‘The Keys of the Kingdom’, ‘Strange Vocation’) — Миссис Гленни была в весьма неприглядном виде: на ней был грязный халат и блузка с расстегнутым воротником, - как видно, не успела переодеться.

Valerie: "Give me a cigarette and stop being so irritating. You seem to be nearly at your worst to-night." (J. B. Priestley, ‘The Long Mirror’, act I) — Валери: "Дай мне сигарету и перестань меня злить. Сегодня ты просто невыносим."


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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