enough to make the angels weep
enough to make the angels weep
So terrible, distressing, or grievous as to shake the foundations of one's faith or hope. The tragedy of those two young boys' deaths is enough to make the angels weep.
See also: angel, enough, make, weep
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
- weep
- wrench
- gut-wrenching
- unburden
- unburden (oneself) to (someone)
- unburden oneself to
- shake hands with the unemployed
- a trouble shared is a trouble halved
- trouble shared is trouble halved
- shake up