the curse

Meaning

The phrase "the curse" refers to a supposed hex or long-running spell that brings bad luck. Informally, it can also mean a woman's menstrual period.

Synonyms

period

Examples

Work is the curse of the drinking classes. Oscar Wilde

We are stripped bare by the curse of plenty. Winston Churchill

Vehicular traffic is completely forbidden in the green strips, where tranquility shall reign and the curse of noise shall not penetrate. Le Corbusier

The curse on the hearth wounds the deepest. Danish Proverb

the curse of the fowl does not bother the kite. Swahili Proverb

If a person who curses another is not better than the person he curses, a request is never made of him to rescind the curse. Nigerian Proverb

Words in the phrase

the curse

Close letter words and terms

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