woe worth thee! woe betide thee!

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• woe betide thee!

  i. e. ILL BETIDE THEE. The latter is used by the queen-dowager of Edward IV. See Walpole's Historic ...

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• Woe

  ·adj Woeful; sorrowful. II. Woe ·noun A curse; a malediction. III. Woe ·noun Grief; sorrow; misery...

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• Thee

  ·pron The objective case of thou. ·see <<Thou>>. II. Thee ·adj To <<Thrive>>; to <<Prosper>>. ...

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• Woe-begone

  ·adj Beset or overwhelmed with woe; immersed in grief or sorrow; woeful. ...

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• joys on thee!

  sometimes GOODING ON THEE! an imprecation of blessing. Derb. ...

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• Betide

  ·vi To come to pass; to <<Happen>>; to <<Occur>>. II. Betide ·vt To happen to; to <<Befall>>; to co...

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• Worth

  ·adj Valuable; of worthy; estimable; also, worth while. II. Worth ·adj Deserving of; — in a good o...

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• joy go with thee!

  a favourable wish ; sometimes used ironically. Derb. ...

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• Present worth

  ·add. ·- The principal which, drawing interest at a given rate, will amount to the given sum at the ...

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• wea-worth you

  woe betide you. N. ...

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• born under a threepenny halfpenny planet, never to be worth a groat

  Said of any person remarkably unsuccessful in his attempts or profession. ...

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