Meaning of DOWN IN THE DUMPS - A Really Short English Lesson with Subtitles
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So in English when you are down in the dumps
it means that you are sad.
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A good example would be, maybe you are a sports
fan and your favourite team went to the championship
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and they lost in the final game.
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For the next couple of days you would probably
be down in the dumps.
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You would be sad about it.
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Another good example would be maybe it was
your birthday last week and on your birthday
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no one called you for your birthday.
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None of your brothers called you.
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None of your sisters called you.
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You went the whole day, it was your birthday,
and no one wished you a happy birthday.
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You would probably feel down in the dumps
after that.
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You would probably feel really, really sad.
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By the way, it wasn't my birthday last week.
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My birthday's next month, but when you have
a birthday and no one calls you, when people
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forget your birthday, you can definitely be
down in the dumps.
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