wallow in the mire
Example Sentences
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Portrait photos depict the Doors at their Aquarian zenith, shaggy and seditious, without time to wallow in the mire.
From Washington Post • Oct. 5, 2017
That was evident back in the '60s; 1991 is no time to wallow in the mire.
From Time Magazine Archive
The same passion which may wallow in the mire is capable of rising to the loftiest heights—of penetrating the inmost secret of philosophy.
From Symposium by Jowett, Benjamin
"The unlearned take heaven by force, and we, with all our heartless learning, wallow in the mire!"
From Life of Saint Monica by Forbes, F. A. (Frances Alice)
Whoever did not wallow in the mire was sarcastically said not to be able to sustain himself on his legs.
From The Indian Lily and Other Stories by Lewisohn, Ludwig
