B2idiominformalemotionsIELTS-friendly
down in the dumps
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unhappy and without energy for a period of time
Informal. Used after 'be', 'feel' or 'look'.
In context
Tuan has been down in the dumps since his band broke up.
Rainy weeks in Hanoi always leave me down in the dumps.
More idioms about emotions
- a bitter pill to swallowan unpleasant fact or situation that is hard to accept
- a bundle of nervesvery nervous and worried
- a chip on your shouldera lasting anger because you feel you were treated unfairly in the past
- a knot in your stomacha tight, sick feeling in your body caused by worry or fear
- a lump in your throata tight feeling in your throat because you are so moved that you might cry