woe is me

idiom

used in a humorous way to say that one is sad or upset about something

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When Joel returns to what’s obviously his greatest therapy hits — woe is me, my teenage daughter hates me — Gail’s had it and urges him to say the scary thing out loud. Sara Netzley, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025

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“Woe is me.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/woe%20is%20me. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.

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