for better or worse; both good and bad
Fixed expression used to acknowledge that something has both positive and negative aspects, or that an outcome is accepted regardless of its quality.
For better or worse, he is too honest.
This movie became a topic of conversation, for better or worse.
Standard kanji-kana mixed spelling.
Variant with the first part in kana; less common but still used.
From 良く (well) + も (even) + 悪く (badly) + も (even), literally 'even well, even badly'.