enough to make the angels weep
Something so distressing that it causes one to lose hope and faith.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“The destruction of the old forest is enough to make the angels weep.”
“Seeing the abandoned animals left behind in the ruins of the city was enough to make the angels weep.”
“The sheer scale of the injustice suffered by the innocent refugees was enough to make the angels weep, leaving even the most hardened observers in despair.”
From a passage in Shakespeare, Measure for Measure...man ,/Drest in a little brief authority,/plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven/As make the angels weep.
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absence makes the heart grow fonder
One feels more love or affection for those one loves when parted from them.
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angel's advocate
Someone who sees what is good about an idea and supports it.
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better angels
Morally upright or otherwise positive attributes of human character.
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can't get enough
Greatly enjoys; likes a lot.
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cannot make it
Cannot reach satisfactory or expected standards or do something competently; describes someone in a hopeless situation.
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close enough for government work
Adequate; acceptable as government work, imperfect but not worth the time nor effort of improving.
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count angels on pinheads
To focus on obtaining the correct details of something which are largely irrelevant or unimportant.
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crazy enough to work
Acknowledging that an idea, plan, or strategy seems foolish, implausible, or risky, yet might succeed precisely because of its unconventional or unexpected nature.
Last updated August 10, 2026