down in the dumps

idiom

informal
: feeling very sad
I guess I'm just down in the dumps.

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So, what's a SAD girl to do when her libido is down in the dumps? Charlotte Lewis, refinery29.com, 9 Feb. 2024 For anyone feeling down in the dumps, Will Smith is offering a hand to pull you out. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2024 Ana’s journey, going from down in the dumps to top of the heap, is a formidable one, loosely connected to Cinderella’s transformation. Courtney Howard, Variety, 7 Feb. 2024 Belief can be very hard to come by when a program is as down in the dumps as Tinley Park football was heading into last fall. Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024 With Chinese consumers feeling down in the dumps over the economy and opting for modest vacations, a recovery will be that much harder. Zhiyong Yang, The Conversation, 13 Sep. 2023 New Hampshire gets a crack at Central Michigan, a 4-8 team a year ago, and Holy Cross makes a short trip to take on a Boston College squad that might still be feeling down in the dumps after dropping its opener to Northern Illinois in overtime. USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2023 Sarah Silbiger The Federal Reserve keeps raising rates, forecasters keep warning that a recession is around the corner, inflation is still a problem, and consumer surveys show people feel down in the dumps. Justin Lahart, WSJ, 15 June 2023 At times this season, LaMonte Wade Jr. has looked down in the dumps, the big smiles of 2021 vanished. Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 Oct. 2022

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“Down in the dumps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/down%20in%20the%20dumps. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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