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Oct 2021
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“Feeling blue,” “Crying Crocodile Tears,...

Thomas Wilkinson
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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/


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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”


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