SELF-PITY, SELF-PITYING
NOUNS – PERSON
► WET LEG a self-pitying person → 1922 sl.
PHRASES
► ALWAYS IN TROUBLE LIKE A DRURY LANE WHORE reprehends one who wallows in self-pity, also one who deplores a series of personal misfortunes → L19
VERBS
► FLOG THE CAT to indulge in self-pity → 1999 Aust. sl. (Bk.)
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