more's the pity
English
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Phrase
[edit]- (idiomatic) It is a pity; it is unfortunate.
- 1830, The Lady's Magazine[1], page 130:
- Folks, however, cannot (and, alas, more's the pity!) eat and drink, and dance and sing, for ever.
Translations
[edit]it is a pity
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