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betide

verb as in develop

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A certain life was expected for you, and woe betide you if you went outside of that.

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And woe betide any member of the cabinet who upset his mistress.

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Woe betide the conductor if he comes in too early after the ballerina’s pirouettes.

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Woe betide the grounds passholder who shows up at the “wrong” entrance; you may be made to walk several blocks, though several on Monday attempted to argue with U.N. police.

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"Woe betide you if you were a preacher and you misquoted," Lord Sentamu says.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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