poor old
Frequency: 6.19.2 per million words
Used to express sympathy or pity.
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Examples (10)
- Oh, poor old John, he lost his job.
- It's a shame about poor old Mrs. Smith, she's all alone now.
- Did you hear about poor old Fido? He hurt his paw.
- I feel so sorry for poor old Tom, he's always having bad luck.
- Come here, you poor old thing, let me give you a hug.
- They took away his car, the poor old man.
- She broke her favorite vase, poor old soul.
- Look at that poor old cat, it looks so cold.
- He missed his flight again, poor old chap.
- What a day for poor old Martha, everything went wrong.