a sorry sight
a sorry sight
Someone or something that has a piteous, woeful, or wretched appearance. Our son was a sorry sight after his six-month-long trip around Southeast Asia on his own, looking skinny, dirty, and threadbare. But he said he had the best time of his life. We were greeted by quite a sorry sight when we entered the home. Trash and random junk was piled all over every room of the house, while scrawny, dirty cats prowled around, picking at various scraps of food.
See also: sight, sorry
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
(I'm) sorry.
an expression used to excuse oneself politely or apologize, especially when one has collided with someone, when one has offended someone, or to ask someone to repeat what has been said. "I'm sorry," I said to the woman I bumped into. I'm sorry, what did you say? I couldn't hear you.
sorry sight
and sad sighta sight that one regrets seeing; someone or something that is unpleasant to look at. Well, aren't you a sorry sight! Go get cleaned up and put on some fresh clothes.
See also: sight, sorry
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
sorry
and pathetic mod. pitiful; drawing ridicule or scorn; worthy more of condemnation than pity. (In colloquial use these words are usually used in sarcasm and disgust.) You are one sorry bastard! You are a pathetic person and a pathetic example of a quarterback!
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- sorry
- sorry sight
- it's too late for sorry
- in a sorry state
- say to
- deserve better from
- deserve better from (someone or something)
- state
- say (something) to (one)
- sorry to say