more's the pity
English
Pronunciation
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Phrase
more
's
the
pity
(
idiomatic
)
It is a pity; it is
unfortunate
.
1830
,
The Lady's Magazine
, page
130
:
Folks, however, cannot (and, alas,
more's the pity
!
) eat and drink, and dance and sing, for ever.
Translations
it is a pity
German:
leider
(de)
Irish:
móide an trua
Polish:
szkoda
(pl)
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