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
Lorene	LAWR-een	English
Urbano	oor-BAH-no	Italian, Spanish
Sharon	['ʃærən]
Wilma	VIL-mah (German, Dutch), WIL-mah (Dutch), WIL-mə (English)	German, Dutch, English
Zharko	-	Macedonian
Tzillah	-	Biblical Hebrew