tea and sympathy
1tea and sympathy — (informal) Hospitality and kind words offered to someone in trouble, as being the only, albeit usu inadequate, help one can give • • • Main Entry: ↑tea * * * tea and sympathy british phrase support and kindness that you provide for someone who is …
2Tea and Sympathy — is a 1953 stage play in three acts by Robert Anderson.The PlayBroadway premiereIt received its premiere on Broadway at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on September 30, 1953 in a production by The Playwrights Company, directed by Elia Kazan and… …
3tea and sympathy — old fashioned kindness and sympathy that you show to someone who is upset. Sometimes people want practical advice and sometimes they just want tea and sympathy …
4tea and sympathy — British support and kindness that you provide for someone who is upset or in trouble I just need a bit of tea and sympathy right now …
5Tea and Sympathy — Voir Thé et Sympathie …
6tea — W2S1 [ti:] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(drink/leaves)¦ 2 mint/camomile etc tea 3¦(meal)¦ 4 tea and sympathy ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1600 1700; : Chinese; Origin: te] 1.) ¦(DRINK/LEAVES)¦ a) [U and C] a …
7tea — [ ti ] noun ** 1. ) uncount a hot brown drink made by pouring boiling water onto the dried leaves of the tea bush. The leaves are called tea leaves and can be bought in small paper bags called tea bags that are put into a cup or teapot: Do you… …
8Tea & Sympathy — This article is about the album by Bernard Fanning. For the stage play, see Tea and Sympathy. Infobox Album Name = Tea Sympathy Type = studio Artist = Bernard Fanning Released = 31 October 2005 Recorded = Real World Studios, Bath, England May… …
9sympathy — noun (U) 1 the feeling of being sorry for someone who is in a bad situation and understanding how they feel: He wants your sympathy so he s pretending to be sick. | have/feel sympathy for sb: I ve a lot of sympathy for her; she brought up the… …
10tea — noun 1 drink ADJECTIVE ▪ fresh ▪ There s some fresh (= just made) tea in the pot. (BrE) ▪ stewed (= very strong) (BrE), strong ▪ weak …
