be down in the mouth
Example Sentences
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No, it’s no use to be down in the mouth.
From !Tention A Story of Boy-Life during the Peninsular War by Sheldon, Charles Mills
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
But a man, when he undertakes to advise another, should not be down in the mouth himself.
From The Landleaguers by Trollope, Anthony
Don’t let us be down in the mouth till we’re sure there is a danger.
From The Lost Mountain A Tale of Sonora by Reid, Mayne
"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)
