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147 entries under expression topic. ×
| take the oath(idiom, stop, drop, abandon) | |
| throw in the towel(verb, idiom, stop, drop) | |
| walk out on(idiom, stop, drop, abandon) | |
| waste time(idle, sulk, languish, brood) | |
| wear a long face(idiom, idle, sulk, brood) | |
| weariness of life | |
| abject fear(idiom, fear) | |
| absence of hope | |
| anvil chorus(noun, worry, passion, pain) | |
| bête noire(distress, anxiety, alarm, dismay) | |
| bad business(idiom, hopelessness) | |
| bad job(idiom, hopelessness) | |
| bad news(noun, worry, passion, pain) | |
| be disappointed | |
| become demoralized(falter, flag) | |
| become despondent(falter, flag) | |
| bete noir(trouble, ruin, burden) | |
| bitter pill(noun, depression, sadness, gloom) | |
| blue Johnnies(depression, melancholy) | |
| bottomless pit(agony, hell, limbo) |
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