单词 | down in the dumps |
释义 | Idioms and Phrases with down in the dumpsdown in the dumps Also, down in the mouth. Discouraged, depressed, or sad, as in She's been down in the dumps ever since she lost the match, or What's wrong with him? He's so down in the mouth about everything. The noun dumps has been used for “a state of depression” since the early 1500s, and down in the mouth, alluding to the downturned corners of the mouth as a sign of misery, dates from the mid-1600s. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. down in the dumpsSEE SYNONYMS FOR down in the dumps ON THESAURUS.COM In a gloomy or depressed mood: “After losing the student election, Jack really felt down in the dumps.” Words nearby down in the dumpsdownhold, downhole, down-home, Downing, Downing Street, down in the dumps, “Down in the Valley”, downlight, downlink, download, down-low The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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