to give sb 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 — 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 …
3Tea & 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… …
4sympathy — 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… …
5tea — n. & v. n. 1 a (in full tea plant) an evergreen shrub or small tree, Camellia sinensis, of India, China, etc. b its dried leaves. 2 a drink made by infusing tea leaves in boiling water. 3 a similar drink made from the leaves of other plants or… …
6tea — /ti:/ noun 1 DRINK (U) a) a hot brown drink made by pouring boiling water onto the dried leaves from a particular bush: Do you take milk and sugar in your tea? b) (C) especially BrE a cup of tea: Three teas and a coffee, please. 2 mint/camomile… …
7The Pit and the Pendulum (1961 film) — Infobox Film name = The Pit and the Pendulum image size = caption = Original 1961 theatrical release poster by Reynold Brown director = Roger Corman producer = Roger Corman James H. Nicholson (Exec Prod) Samuel Z. Arkoff (Exec Prod) writer =… …
8Tea for Three — Infobox Only Fools and Horses episode name = Tea For Three Series = 5 writer = John Sullivan director = Mandie Fletcher producer = Ray Butt Duration = 30 minutes Airdate = 21 September 1986 Audience = 16.5 million Cast = Tea for Three is an… …
9Alexander Graham Bell honors and tributes — Alexander Graham Bell c.1918–1919 Alexander Graham Bell honours and tributes include honours bestowed upon him and awards named for him …
10Secondary characters in Calvin and Hobbes — Bill Watterson s comic strip Calvin and Hobbes features a wide range of secondary characters. These range from his fellow students at school to monsters and aliens from Calvin s vivid imagination. Contents 1 Calvin s family 1.1 Calvin s father… …
