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101self-pity — n [U] the feeling of being sad and ↑depressed because you think that something unfair or unpleasant has happened to you used to show disapproval ▪ a note of self pity in her voice >self pitying adj ▪ a self pitying mood …
102have pity on someone — have pity on (someone) to do something out of sympathy that will help someone. An old man begged the soldiers to have pity on him and let him go …
103have pity on — (someone) to do something out of sympathy that will help someone. An old man begged the soldiers to have pity on him and let him go …
104take pity on someone — take pity on (someone) to do something because you feel sympathy for someone. She stood there shivering until Claudia took pity on her and put her sweater around the child s shoulders …
105take pity on — (someone) to do something because you feel sympathy for someone. She stood there shivering until Claudia took pity on her and put her sweater around the child s shoulders …
106for pity's sake — ► for pity s sake informal used to express impatience or make an urgent appeal. Main Entry: ↑pity …
107more's the pity — ► more s the pity informal used to express regret. Main Entry: ↑pity …
108have mercy/pity — to treat someone with mercy or pity The prisoner begged the judge to have mercy. usually + on The prisoner begged the judge to have mercy on him. • • • Main Entry: ↑have …
109self-pity — noun Date: 1621 pity for oneself; especially a self indulgent dwelling on one s own sorrows or misfortunes • self pitying adjective • self pityingly adverb …
110Isn't It a Pity? — is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, written for the 1933 musical Pardon My English . It was introduced by George Givot and Josephine Huston. Notable recordings*Ella Fitzgerald Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and… …
