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be in the doldrums

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be in the doldrums 
1. if a business, an economy or a person's job is in the doldrums, it is not very successful and nothing new is happening in it
Usage notes: The doldrums was the name for an area of sea where ships were not able to move because there was no wind.
High-street spending remains in the doldrums and retailers do not expect an imminent recovery.
2. to feel sad and to lack the energy to do anything He's been in the doldrums these past couple of weeks and nothing I do seems to cheer him up.
See also: doldrums


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