tears before bedtime

Meanings:

1.
Britishchiefly Britishinformalcolloquialhumorous
- A warning that there will be crying, upset, or punishment later, often used jocularly to threaten disciplinary consequences.
- An expression predicting an imminent unpleasant emotional reaction or reprimand.
2.
generalneutral
- Literal crying occurring before going to bed.

EN: Margaret always said she was tears before bedtime.
ES: Margaret siempre dijo que lloraba antes de irse a la cama.
EN: There'll be tears before bedtime, mark my words.
ES: Recuerde mis palabras, habrá lágrimas antes de que anochezca.
ID: Akan ada derai airmata sebelum jam tidur, pegang ucapanku.
EN: There'll be tears before bedtime.
ES: No vendamos la piel del oso antes de cazarlo.
ES: Habrá lágrimas antes de la cama.
EN: I told you there'd be tears before bedtime.
ES: Te dije que habría lágrimas antes de ir a la cama.
EN: One rather suspects there'll be tears before bedtime.
ES: Sospecho que se verterán lágrimas antes de la hora de dormir.