How the mighty have fallen



How the mighty have fallen.

Prov. a jovial or mocking way of remarking that someone is doing something that he or she used to consider very demeaning. Jill: Ever since Fred's wife left him, he has had to cook his own meals. Jane: Well! How the mighty have fallen! When Dan lost his money, he had to sell his expensive sports car. Now he drives an ugly old sedan. How the mighty have fallen.
See also: fallen, have, how, mighty

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Apollon-Greek Mythology
QuanahKWAH-nə (English)Native American, Comanche
Haribert-Ancient Germanic
Auroraow-RO-rah (Spanish), ə-RAWR-ə (English), OW-ro-rah (Finnish)Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, German, Romanian, Finnish, Roman Mythology
Ariadnaah-RYAHD-nah (Spanish, Polish)Spanish, Catalan, Russian, Polish
Deniel-Breton