be down in the mouth

Example Sentences

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He’d be down in the mouth if he were!—the fool!

From The Willoughby Captains by Reed, Talbot Baines

And he reflected further that the more a fellow be "down in the mouth," the more good the amusement would do him.

From The Last Chronicle of Barset by Trollope, Anthony

Whatever should he be down in the mouth about?” said Horace.

From Reginald Cruden A Tale of City Life by Reed, Talbot Baines

But a man, when he undertakes to advise another, should not be down in the mouth himself.

From The Landleaguers by Trollope, Anthony

Keep your pecker up, old feller!" said Mr. Bouncer, in an encouraging tone, as they drove into Oxford, "and don't be down in the mouth about a dirty trick like this.

From Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green by Bede, Cuthbert