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
BlaŽEnka	-	Croatian
Terese	te-RES (Swedish)	Basque, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Biagino	-	Italian
Ermanno	er-MAHN-no	Italian
Fiachra	FEE-akh-ra	Irish, Irish Mythology
Seong	sung	Korean