Instead of offering support after her layoff, some colleagues kicked someone when they were down by mocking her on social media.

They hit someone when they were down, and afterward no one wanted to team up with them.

When the company faced bankruptcy, a few competitors struck someone when they were down by launching a smear campaign to ruin its reputation.

She sighed when her plan failed, reminding herself that if wishes were horses, beggars would ride.

When my son told me he'd become rich overnight, I reminded him that if wishes were horses, beggars might ride.

Honestly, you'd complain if you were hung with a new rope, so I won't bother trying to please you.

After the feud, the chieftain demanded a weregeld to settle the dispute.

In early medieval law codes, weregelds were used to quantify the compensation owed for killing someone.

The werefrogs emerged from the marsh under the full moon, croaking warnings that chilled the villagers.