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be down in the mouth

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be down in the mouth

To be visibly sad or depressed. Molly's been moping around all week, and I have no idea why she's so down in the mouth. Rob has been down in the mouth ever since Gloria broke up with him.

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be down in the mouth

  (informal)

to be sad Jake looks a bit down in the mouth. Shall we try to find out what's wrong?

See also: down, mouth