Olenek
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Hi,
I've found some idioms describing the state of depression:
1) "To be in the doldrums" = "To be (down) in the dumps" = "To be down in the mouth" – feeling sad and lacking the energy to do anything, filled with melancholy and despondency.
2) "To be sick as a pig" = "To be crestfallen" - dejected, depressed, or disheartened.
IMHO the idiom "To be crestfallen" is used only in literature
(Tom's cheeks burned. He gathered himself up and sneaked off, crushed and crestfallen (Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 1876);
Hall and Henfrey, rather crestfallen, tiptoed back to the bar (H. G. Wells, The Invisible Man, 1897)). :roll:
Do you use/ know these or other idioms with the same sense?
Many Thanks for all your replies!
I've found some idioms describing the state of depression:
1) "To be in the doldrums" = "To be (down) in the dumps" = "To be down in the mouth" – feeling sad and lacking the energy to do anything, filled with melancholy and despondency.
2) "To be sick as a pig" = "To be crestfallen" - dejected, depressed, or disheartened.
IMHO the idiom "To be crestfallen" is used only in literature
(Tom's cheeks burned. He gathered himself up and sneaked off, crushed and crestfallen (Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, 1876);
Hall and Henfrey, rather crestfallen, tiptoed back to the bar (H. G. Wells, The Invisible Man, 1897)). :roll:
Do you use/ know these or other idioms with the same sense?
Many Thanks for all your replies!