Down in the dumps
Feifei has arrived looking a mess and a little bit smelly! Where has she been? Neil tells her she has a wasted trip because she's taken a piece of authentic English too literally.
Feifei
So you think I smell now! I've been to the rubbish dump!
So you think I smell now! I've been to the rubbish dump!
Neil
The rubbish dump?! Why did you go there?
The rubbish dump?! Why did you go there?
Feifei
Because I was looking for Rob earlier and someone said he was down in the dumps.
Because I was looking for Rob earlier and someone said he was down in the dumps.
Neil
Feifei, that is the last place you will find someone who is down in the dumps. It's just a saying that describes someone who is unhappy, fed up and sometimes feels there is no hope.
Feifei, that is the last place you will find someone who is down in the dumps. It's just a saying that describes someone who is unhappy, fed up and sometimes feels there is no hope.
Feifei
Oh I get it! Being depressed or unhappy is a miserable feeling – a bit like being at a rubbish dump, actually.
Oh I get it! Being depressed or unhappy is a miserable feeling – a bit like being at a rubbish dump, actually.
Neil
Exactly. Let's hear some examples…
Exactly. Let's hear some examples…
Examples
Don't be so down in the dumps, you're going on holiday tomorrow!
Don't be so down in the dumps, you're going on holiday tomorrow!
Oh it's Monday again, no wonder I feel so down in the dumps.
Reshma has been so down in the dumps since her boyfriend left her.
Feifei
So that's being 'down in the dumps' – feeling unhappy and miserable. So I've had a wasted trip – but I wonder why Rob is 'down in the dumps'?
So that's being 'down in the dumps' – feeling unhappy and miserable. So I've had a wasted trip – but I wonder why Rob is 'down in the dumps'?
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