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Jimmy Hung
2022-01-16 10:01
Tale of woe phrase
A narrative about one's troubles or grievances, particularly when used as a justification for the act of not doing somehing or the lack of success in doing something.
When the teacher asked him why he didn't do the homework, he started telling his tale of woe.
She is always coming late and then starting one of her tales of woe to explain that.
I called the boss up, recounting my tale of woe to justify my actions.
The origin of this phrase is not clear.
Do you see anything wrong?
Used to refer to a person who is your enemy
He faced his sworn enemy.
