A countenance more in sorrow than in anger
"more in sorrow than in anger" - phrase used in a situation when someone's behavior instead of angry makes you sad; (повече се натъжавам, отколкото да се ядосвам)
Example: When Dad learned that I had smoked a cigarette at school and the principal caught me, he looked at me more in sorrow than in anger.
Origin: "Hamlet"
Scene: Horatio describes to Hamlet how his father ghost looks like
Original text:
Hamlet: What, look' d he frowningly? Horatio: A countenance more in sorrow than in anger.