betide

Example Sentences

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

From BBC • Sep. 17, 2022

But woe betide anyone who tried to give her out-of-season berries.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2022

Woe betide the civic leader in a company town who threatens to buck the company’s interests.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2022

Time waits for no man, but if Nadal brings his A-game like their last meeting, that semi-final of 2019, then woe betide Tsitsipas.

From The Guardian • Feb. 17, 2021

Etymologically, “invective” is a cavalry charge, and when Cicero hit a gallop, woe betide whoever was in the way.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith