Do you feel yourself a fish out of water now?

Today’s English
July 18th, 2017

To be miserable is to be in hell.  Just as fortune knocks at your door for your virtues and the sum of good you do, misfortunes come behind to squeeze you for the evil aspects of your character and the sum of sins you commit.   The dear's death, unpredictable accident, destined diseases, failures, disappointments, separation, punishment,  loss of job, money, power, status, freedom, peace and there are millions of other things to tear your heart and soul. English expressions connected with such torment situations can be seen today.

1.Sad, unhappy, sorrowful, miserable and woeful

A.We felt terribly sad about his death.
B.Say to say (=unfortunately), he was not even allowed to meet the concerned officials.
C.We are deeply unhappy about the delay of 7th pay commission benefits.
D.What’s the matter? I’ve never seen you with these sorrowful eyes.
E.Why are you looking so miserable? / The match was a miserable failure.
F.These woeful tales will kindle your heart more.

2.Depressed, dejected, despaired and broken-hearted

A.She was terribly depressed about the result. (=sad and without hope)
B.He was so dejected while rejected by the selection committee. (=sad and disappointed)
C.Driven to despair, she committed suicide last night. (=losing all hopes)
D.He was in despair when all his search ended in vain.
E.He was broken-hearted at the loss of his whole family in a fatal accident.

3.Tragic, distressing, melancholy, agony

A.We were deeply moved to hear his tragic story. (=something with an unhappy end, failure)
B.What’s distressing me more is your utter ignorance of the basic rules. (=something that upsets more)
C.I like to listen to melancholy songs(=sad songs). / A deep melancholy prevails the whole movie. (=lasting and inexplicable sorrow)
D.Nobody helped him and he died in agony. (=extreme physical and mental pain)

4.To be(down) in the dumps = to have a dog’s life, to have an unhappy life.

A.He is a bit down in the dumps and don’t see him now.
B. What I’m having here is but a dog’s life.

5.Wish you had never been born = used to say when life is so miserable

A.I don’t know why I alone suffer like this. I wish I had never been born.
B.When problems came one after another, she wished she had never been born.

6.A fish out of water = to feel that you are in an uncomfortable place struggling against your nature and desire
A.What happened around me concerned me a little. I felt myself a fish out of water.
B.This is not the right place for you. Soon you will feel like a fish out of water.

“When sorrows come, they come not single spies. But in battalions!
-William Shakespeare, “Hamlet”

"Our sweetest songs are those that tell of saddest thought."
- Shelley, "Ode to a Skylark"