in a dump—(sl., in the phrase “live in a dump”) live in a poor, dirty or ugly place:
- “How can you live in a dump like this?” he asked her. “Don’t you ever clean this place?”
in the dumps—(coll., also: down in the dumps)
1. in low spirits; very depressed:
- One of my still single girlfriends was in the dumps about not having a boyfriend.
2. (of a market, economy, etc.) deteriorate or decline:
- He told Goldman that he knew his career was in the dumps and offered him a position.