woe betide someone
1woe betide someone — often humorous phrase used for warning someone that they will be in trouble if they do a particular thing That was the rule, and woe betide anyone who ignored it. Thesaurus: ways of warning or advising someonesynonym Main entry: woe * * * woe… …
2woe betide someone — woe betide (someone) 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 …
3woe betide someone — ► woe betide someone humorous a person will be in trouble if they do a specified thing. Main Entry: ↑woe …
4woe betide someone (or woe to someone) — humorous a person will be in trouble if they do a specified thing. → woe …
5woe betide someone — often humorous used for warning someone that they will be in trouble if they do a particular thing That was the rule, and woe betide anyone who ignored it …
6woe betide — (someone) 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 …
7woe betide you — This is used to wish that bad things will happen to someone, usually because of their bad behaviour …
8woe — [ wou ] noun 1. ) woes plural FORMAL problems and worries: economic/financial/political woes to add to someone s woes: To add to their woes, farmers are expecting a wet summer. 2. ) uncount LITERARY a strong feeling of sadness: tales of great woe …
9woe — ► NOUN literary 1) great sorrow or distress. 2) (woes) troubles. ● woe betide someone Cf. ↑woe betide someone ● woe is me! Cf. ↑woe is me! …
10woe — UK [wəʊ] / US [woʊ] noun Word forms woe : singular woe plural woes 1) [uncountable] literary a strong feeling of sadness tales of great woe 2) woes [plural] formal problems and worries economic/financial/political woes to add to someone s woes:… …
