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enough to make the angels weep

idiom

Something so distressing that it causes one to lose hope and faith.


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Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    better angels

    Morally upright or otherwise positive attributes of human character.

  2. 02

    can't get enough

    Greatly enjoys; likes a lot.

  3. 03

    cannot make it

    Cannot reach satisfactory or expected standards or do something competently; describes someone in a hopeless situation.

  4. 04

    close enough for government work

    Adequate; acceptable as government work, imperfect but not worth the time nor effort of improving.

  5. 05

    count angels on pinheads

    To focus on obtaining the correct details of something which are largely irrelevant or unimportant.

  6. 06

    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.

  7. 07

    doctors make the worst patients

    It is difficult to advise people on subjects that they are experts on.

  8. 08

    enough to choke a horse

    An excessive quantity.

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