“Feeling blue,” “Crying Crocodile Tears,” and “Down in the Dumps”: Excellent Sadness Idioms!! (English Vocabulary Lesson)
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Are You*** “Feeling blue,” “Crying Crocodile Tears,” or “Down in the Dumps”*****? In this episode of Thinking in English, let’s learn some other useful idioms and phrases to describe sadness!!**

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**To Feel Blue - ***“I was feeling blue earlier today, but after taking a long walk I feel much better!”*

**To Be Down In The Dumps - ***“Jim is down in the dumps today because he broke up with his girlfriend”*

**To Cry Crocodile Tears - ***“The boy cried crocodile tears after fighting with his sister”  *

To Have A Lump In One’s Throat - “Every time I watch the movie Gladiator I get a lump in my throat”

**To Fall Apart - ***“After Sarah’s husband died, she fell apart”*

**To Take Something Hard - ***“I took it hard when I was rejected from my dream job’*

**To Feel Out Of Sorts - ***“I think something is wrong with John, as it seems as though he feels out of sorts”*

**To Be Bummed Out - ***“My son is really bummed out after hearing his favourite band is breaking up”*

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