be down in the mouth
Example Sentences
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But a man, when he undertakes to advise another, should not be down in the mouth himself.
From The Landleaguers by Trollope, Anthony
"Well, don't be down in the mouth about it, my boy!" said Beau sympathetically.
From Thelma by Corelli, Marie
"Why, yes," says he, and now it was his turn to be down in the mouth.
From Phemie Frost's Experiences by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)
He’d be down in the mouth if he were!—the fool!
From The Willoughby Captains by Reed, Talbot Baines
I don't see that there's much to be down in the mouth about.'
From Peterkin by Millar, H. R. (Harold Robert)
