so far so bad

English

Alternative forms

• so far, so bad

Etymology

Modeled after so far so good.

Pronunciation

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Proverb

so far so bad

1. (humorous) Up to this point, everything has gone badly.
   • 1863, The London Quarterly & Holborn Review‎^[1], Epworth Press, →OCLC, page 233:

     Still farther to darken the prospects of the North, there is the financial pressure,-extreme alarming, and continually growing more burdensome and severe.
     So far, so bad; but there are important items to be taken into account on the other side.