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enough to make the angels weep

enough to make the angels weep noun: something so distressing that it causes one to lose hope and faith.

Noun

enough to make the angels weep

  1. (idiomatic) Something so distressing that it causes one to lose hope and faith.
    • For several years the government has continuously reduced the amount of money spent on education. Now they complain that teachers are not doing their job properly- It's enough to make the angels weep.

Origin of enough to make the angels weep

From a passage in Shakespeare, Measure for Measure...man ,/Drest in a little brief authority,/plays such fantastic tricks before high heaven/As make the angels weep.

Questions about enough to make the angels weep

What does enough to make the angels weep mean?
Enough to make the angels weep means something so distressing that it causes one to lose hope and faith.
What part of speech is enough to make the angels weep?
Enough to make the angels weep is a noun.

Words near enough to make the angels weep in the dictionary

  1. enough to choke a horse
  2. enough to choke a snake
  3. enough to go around
  4. enough to make a cat laugh
  5. enough to make a grown man cry
  6. enough to make the angels weep
  7. enough to put in one's eye
  8. enougha
  9. enoughly
  10. enoughness
  11. enoughs

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