sorry business

Noun

Meaning

(Australian Aboriginal) A mourning practice such as a funeral.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sorry,‎ business. (a wretched affair)

Examples

We must have ideals and try to live up to them, even if we never quite succeed. Life would be a sorry business without them. With them it's grand and great. Lucy Maud Montgomery

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