DOWN IN THE DUMPS

DOWN IN THE DUMPS

Feeling unhappy: He’d been down in the dumps since his girlfriend left him. He looks a bit down in the dumps. Things hadn’t been going so well for her at work and she was feeling a bit down in the dumps.
someone’s mind is a blank / someone’s mind goes blank

someone’s mind is a blank / someone’s mind goes blank

MEANING: When your mind is a blank/goes blank, you cannot remember a particular thing, or you cannot remember anything. EXAMPLE SENTENCES: His mind went blank in the exam. Suddenly my mind went blank ( = I could not remember anything). My heart began to race and my...
TO PLAY BALL WITH SOMEONE

TO PLAY BALL WITH SOMEONE

to cooperate with someone: We contacted the airline about a refund but they wouldn’t play ball. The opposing attorneys refused to play ball with us. Why can’t you guys play ball with us? Max won’t play ball with the gang...