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2021-02-18 11:02
A sorry sight British literary noun phrase
The phrase indicates something or someone looks or sounds so pitiful and unfortunate that you feel very sorry for them.
Look at this little bird! It's a sorry sight with a broken wing.
We were welcomed by such a sorry sight when we entered the home. Trash was piled all over every room of the house.
To refer to a situation in which you do not sympathize with someone’s problems.
1. Characterized by loss, suffering, adversity, and so on.
2. Used to indicate misfortune, hardship, adversity, etc.
3. An expression of sympathy for someone who has suffered a minor or minor tragedy or suffering.
The phrase originated in Shakespeare's play Macbeth, 1605:
MACBETH:
Hark! Who lies i' the second chamber?
LADY MACBETH:
Donalbain.
MACBETH:
This is a sorry sight.
[Looking on his hands]
LADY MACBETH:
A foolish thought, to say a sorry sight.
Do you see anything wrong?
