Hledat
cry me a river
01
used to tell a whining person that one does not care
Idiom
Informal
Example
Cry me a river, I do n't even have a cleaning lady.
She's been complaining about that minor inconvenience all day; someone should tell her to cry me a river.
to cry somebody a river
01
to cry a lot in front of others in order to make them feel guilty or sad
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DisapprovingIdiomExample
After her friend canceled their plans for the evening, she cried her friend a river, hoping to make her change her mind and come over.
He cried his parents a river when they would n't let him go to a late-night party, hoping they'd feel guilty and give in.
