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8 days ago“If worse comes to worst…”
In British English, they often say the phrase as “if worst comes to worst,” which is based on archaic grammar.
In the US, there’s a mix of verb tenses. The only one that make sense in this day and age is “if what is worse comes to be the worst,” or “if worse comes to worst.”
This point can be argued, but I will be severely wounded (maybe not so much as dying) defending this hill.
No.