# auf Gedeih und Verderb

auf Gedeih und Verderb is a German expression meaning “for better or worse”.

## In other languages

- Русский: к лучшему или худшему, была не была

## Meanings

1. for better or worse
2. for better or worse; for better or for worse; make or mar; for good or for evil
   - Er war ihrer Willkür auf Gedeih und Verderb ausgeliefert.

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