on a downer

But Charles didn’t want to end the piece on a downer, so the final movement for the orchestra, “House Rent Party,” is a delirious fusion of ragtime, Afro-Venezuelan waltzes and turntablism.

"He was on a downer, I was trying to work my hardest, so it was a shame," said Porter.

Apologies in advance for beginning on a downer note but, seriously, why do we even bother?

The season is ending on a downer for the Nationals, who lost for the second night in a row Friday to the lowly New York Mets.

“Five years ago I lost my wife to breast cancer, and that kind of really put me on a downer and took a lot of the pizazz out of my life. I didn’t know what I was going to do. My son got married, and I had a granddaughter.”