English Explanatory Dictionary

enough to make the angels weep

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Something so distressing that it causes one to lose hope and faith.

Pronunciation

en-au-enough to make the angels weep.ogg

Word forms

enough to make the angels weep

Etymology

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.

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