Down in the dumps In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "down in the dumps", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Caroline Tran calendar 2020-12-08 11:12

Meaning of Down in the dumps

Synonyms:

blue , dejected , despondent , glum , dispirited

Down in the dumps phrase informal

Sad, depressed

I'm a bit down in the dumps because I failed the driving test.

When you're feeling down in the dumps, try listening to your favorite song, I'm sure it will help!

You look a bit down in the dumps.

Other phrases about:

die for want of lobster sauce

To feel devastated because of a minor problem or accident

give (someone) the stink eye

This phrase is used to describe someone's facial expression of disapproval or disgust toward someone else. 

in low cotton

Sad or upset

have a face like a wet weekend

If someone has a face like a wet weekend, they look miserable.

on the rebound

1. Since an intimate relationship of yours recently ended, you are sad and perplexed:

2. In the act of bouncing back after colliding with something

3 Getting better

Origin of Down in the dumps

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Since the early 1500s, the word "dumps" had the meaning "a state of depression". "Down in the dumps" was first recorded in Francis Grose's priceless vocabulary The Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, 1785.

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to look like a drowned rat

To be very wet

Example:

Because of forgetting bringing an umbrella, I look like a drowned rat when it rains.

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