betide
Example Sentences
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"Woe betide you if you were a preacher and you misquoted," Lord Sentamu says.
From BBC • Sep. 17, 2022
But woe betide anyone who tried to give her out-of-season berries.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2022
Woe betide the civic leader in a company town who threatens to buck the company’s interests.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2022
“Woe betide those who clapped him as a saint.”
From Washington Post • Aug. 20, 2019
Etymologically, “invective” is a cavalry charge, and when Cicero hit a gallop, woe betide whoever was in the way.
From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
