in the dumps

not successful The movie business remains in the dumps, perhaps because of the huge increase in ticket prices.

Usage notes: often said about a lack of financial success

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Danihel	-	Biblical Latin
Cynesige	-	Anglo-Saxon
Magnus	MAHNG-nus (Swedish), MAG-nəs (English)	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Late Roman
Rino	-	Italian
Dodie	DO-dee	English
Roman	rah-MAHN (Russian), RAW-mahn (Polish)	Russian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Ukrainian, Slovene, Croatian, German