down in the mouth
Adjective
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Adjective
down in the mouth
- (idiomatic) Sad or discouraged, especially as indicated by one's facial appearance.
- 1940, "[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,777413-2,00.html Wait Awhile]," Time, 15 Jul.:
- Said Chrysler's tough, dynamic boss, K. T. Keller: "Don't get down in the mouth about business in this country. There is going to be a lot of money spent here."
- 2006, Howard Kurtz, "In Iraq, Journalist Richard Engel Sticks to the Story ↗," Washington Post, 26 Oct. (retrieved 3 Nov. 2008):
- "He was down in the mouth and low on self-confidence," says his mother, Nina Engel.
- 1940, "[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,777413-2,00.html Wait Awhile]," Time, 15 Jul.:
- German: den Kopf hängen lassen
- Russian: опеча́ленный
- Spanish: cariacontecido
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