in the dumps
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"In the dumps again," muttered Mrs. Walcott to herself.
From The Wedding Guest by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
In the dumps waiting to be cleaned up were hundreds of thousands more; while in the ground were millions, millions.
From The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance by Service, Robert W. (Robert William)
"In the dumps again, Kate?" said my husband, when he returned home in the evening.
From Off-Hand Sketches A Little Dashed with Humor by Arthur, T. S. (Timothy Shay)
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