down\ in\ the\ dumps

down\ in\ the\ dumps
• down in the dumps
• down in the mouth
adj. phr. informal
Sad or discouraged; gloomy; dejected.

The boys were certainly down in the dumps when they heard that their team had lost.


Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". . 1997.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Down in the Dumps — Developer(s) Haiku Studios Publisher(s) Philips Media …   Wikipedia

  • down in the dumps — or[down in the mouth] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Sad or discouraged; gloomy; dejected. * /The boys were certainly down in the dumps when they heard that their team had lost./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • down in the dumps — or[down in the mouth] {adj. phr.}, {informal} Sad or discouraged; gloomy; dejected. * /The boys were certainly down in the dumps when they heard that their team had lost./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Down In The Dumps — Éditeur Philips Media Développeur Haiku Studios Genre aventure Mode de jeu 1 joueur, vue à la troisième personne Plate forme MSDOS, Playstation, Apple Macintosh …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Down in the dumps — Éditeur Philips Media Développeur Haiku Studios Genre aventure Mode de jeu 1 joueur, vue à la troisième personne Plate forme MSDOS, Playstation, Apple Macintosh …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Down in the Dumps — Éditeur Philips Media Développeur Haiku Studios Genre aventure Mode de jeu 1 joueur, vue à la troisième personne Plate forme MSDOS, Playstation, Apple Macintosh …   Wikipédia en Français

  • down in the dumps — If someone s down in the dumps, they are depressed …   The small dictionary of idiomes

  • (down) in the dumps — informal phrase feeling unhappy or without hope Some Mondays I just feel in the dumps. Thesaurus: feeling sad or unhappysynonym Main entry: dump …   Useful english dictionary

  • (down) in the dumps — informal depressed or unhappy. → dumps …   English new terms dictionary

  • down in the dumps — (informal) UNHAPPY, sad, depressed, gloomy, glum, melancholy, miserable, dejected, despondent, dispirited, downhearted, downcast, down, low, heavy hearted, dismal, desolate; tearful, upset; informal blue, down in the mouth, fed up. → dumps * * *… …   Useful english dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”