cry someone a river

Meaning: (idiomatic,oftensarcastic)Toweepprofuselyorexcessivelyin the presence of another person.2008March 4, Michele Hanson, “I cry over anything lately”, inThe Guardian‎[1]:It is rather shaming to be quite so wet over nothing in particular, but at least Fielding does it too. He cries gallons over slow-motion bits at the ends of films, especially Gladiator, and begins to worship Roman values, then Italian footballers kissing in slo-mo to the strains of Nessun Dorma. Sniffle, sniffle. And QPR being relegated in 1996. He cancry you a riverover that one, and over a darling little clump of daffodils growing by the traffic island.; (idiomatic,usuallysarcastic,by extension)To try to obtain thesympathyof another person bycomplainingorsniveling.1968October 3, A. B. Geraci, “Letter to Editor: PAT Should End Its Free Passes”, inPittsburgh Post-Gazette, retrieved 20 Oct. 2008, page16:Port Authority Transit shouldcry me a river. Before raising fares it should cut an unnecessary expense.

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