Idiom
down in the mouth
Meaning
Sad or discouraged, especially as indicated by one's facial appearance.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“You look a bit down in the mouth today.”
“He has been down in the mouth ever since his favorite team lost the championship game.”
“Despite the festive decorations and the lively music, she remained noticeably down in the mouth throughout the entire evening.”
Examples
simple
“You look a bit down in the mouth today.”
contextual
“He has been down in the mouth ever since his favorite team lost the championship game.”
complex
“Despite the festive decorations and the lively music, she remained noticeably down in the mouth throughout the entire evening.”
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