in the dumps
English
Prepositional phrase
- Alternative form of down in the dumps
- 1677, Edward Ravenscroft, King Edgar and Alfreda, London: M. Turner, Act IV, Scene 1, p. 49,
- Hill[aria]. What, in the dumps, Captain?
- Osw[old]. He’s in a contemplation of Love.
- 1699, B. E., A New Dictionary of the Canting Crew, London: W. Hawes et al.,
- In the dumps, troubled, chagrin, melancholic.
- 1979, Monty Python, Always Look on the Bright Side of Life:
- When you’re feeling in the dumps
Don’t be silly chumps
Just purse your lips and whistle - that’s the thing.
- 1677, Edward Ravenscroft, King Edgar and Alfreda, London: M. Turner, Act IV, Scene 1, p. 49,
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