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down in the mouth

adj

Definitions

  1. Sad or discouraged, especially as indicated by one's facial appearance.

    • "Is the old 'un here?" asked the robber. "Yes," replied the voice, "and precious down in the mouth he has been."
    • 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."
    • "He was down in the mouth and low on self-confidence," says his mother, Nina Engel.

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