betide
Example Sentences
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A certain life was expected for you, and woe betide you if you went outside of that.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2024
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.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 19, 2022
"Woe betide you if you were a preacher and you misquoted," Lord Sentamu says.
From BBC • Sep. 17, 2022
“Woe betide those who clapped him as a saint.”
From Washington Post • Aug. 20, 2019
Woe betide the plant whose genetic program is mismatched to the latitude of the field in which it is planted!
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
