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woe betide
(redirected from betide)

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woe betide somebody   (humorous)
if you say woe betide the person who does something, you mean that they will be punished or cause trouble for themselves if they do that thing Woe betide anyone who plays Ann's tapes without her permission.
See also: woe

woe betide somebody also woe be unto somebody
bad things will happen to someone Woe betide anyone who plays Ann's CDs without asking her first. And woe be unto anyone who messes with my desk!
See also: woe


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