down in the dumps

Nghĩa

sad and lacking energy for a while

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Ví dụ

1. 1Ben has been down in the dumps since his football club lost the final.
2. 2A long grey winter leaves a lot of people down in the dumps.
3. 3She seemed down in the dumps at breakfast, so I made her a cup of tea.
4. 4Don’t sit at home down in the dumps all weekend — come to the cinema with us.
5. 5Why is everyone so down in the dumps on a Monday morning?

Ngữ pháp

Dùng sau be, feel hoặc seem. Bản thân cụm từ không bao giờ thay đổi: dumps luôn ở số nhiều.

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