5 phrases found for the topic Sadness
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Phrase: Weep like a woman for what you could not defend as a man (ie, Granada)
Author: Aixa, the Sultana of Granada, in 1492
Meaning: She told this to her son Boabdil (1459-1533): the king of Granada
Date: 24-11-2017
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Phrase: Leave somebody in the lurch
Meaning: To abandon someone when he or she most needs it: You left me in the lurch last year, and now you want me to employ you again.
Date: 23-07-2015
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Phrase: A kick in the teeth / Kick someone in the teeth
Meaning: Something unpleasant and disappointing:
Her refusal to lend me the money I needed was a real kick in the teeth because I had always supported her, and helped her
She kicked me in the teeth / She gave me a kick in the teeth when she refused to lend me the money after all the things I had done for her
Date: 25-02-2015
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Phrase: Drown your sorrows
Meaning: Drink alcohol to forget what is tormenting you: His wife passed away just a month ago, and now he comes here from time to time to drown his sorrows
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Phrase: More in sorrow than in anger
Meaning: To feel or show sadness or regret: It was more in sorrow than in anger that he left the party without saying goodbye.
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