de mal en pis

== French == === Etymology === Literally, “from bad to worse”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /də ma.l‿ɑ̃ pi/ === Phrase === de mal en pis (literary) from bad to worse, worse and worse Synonyms: de pire en pire, de pis en pis Antonym: de mieux en mieux aller de mal en pis ― to go from bad to worse