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EPISODE · Oct 8, 2021 · 10 MIN

“Feeling blue,” “Crying Crocodile Tears,” and “Down in the Dumps”: Excellent Sadness Idioms!! (English Vocabulary Lesson)

from Thinking in English · host Thomas Wilkinson

Are You “Feeling blue,” “Crying Crocodile Tears,” or “Down in the Dumps”? In this episode of Thinking in English, let’s learn some other useful idioms and phrases to describe sadness!! TRANSCRIPT - https://thinkinginenglish.blog/2021/10/08/feeling-blue-crying-crocodile-tears-and-down-in-the-dumps-excellent-sadness-idioms-english-vocabulary-lesson/ You may also be interested in... Are You ‘Bursting with Joy,’ ‘Over The Moon,’ or ‘On Cloud Nine’?: Idioms and Phrases to Describe Happiness!! “When pigs fly:” Essential English Idioms, Expressions, and Proverbs! (English Vocabulary Lesson) ‘Fat Cats,’ ‘Cat Naps,’ and ‘Doggy Bags’: Dog and Cat Idioms! 45. Eight More Business English Idioms!! CONTACT ME!! INSTAGRAM - thinkinginenglishpodcast (https://www.instagram.com/thinkinginenglishpodcast/) Blog - thinkinginenglish.blog Gmail - [email protected] To Feel Blue - “I was feeling blue earlier today, but after taking a long walk I feel much better!” To Be Down In The Dumps - “Jim is down in the dumps today because he broke up with his girlfriend” To Cry Crocodile Tears - “The boy cried crocodile tears after fighting with his sister”   To Have A Lump In One’s Throat - “Every time I watch the movie Gladiator I get a lump in my throat” To Fall Apart - “After Sarah’s husband died, she fell apart” To Take Something Hard - “I took it hard when I was rejected from my dream job’ To Feel Out Of Sorts - “I think something is wrong with John, as it seems as though he feels out of sorts” To Be Bummed Out - “My son is really bummed out after hearing his favourite band is breaking up” --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thinking-english/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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