Tuesday, August 11, 2020

English idioms using Cry

 Cry can be a verb or a noun. The other forms of the verb are cries, crying, cried. The plural of the noun is cries. If you cry, tears come out of your eyes because you are unhappy, afraid, or in pain. ... Weep means the same as cry.

cry 

verb - Definition of cry 

transitive verb

1: to utter loudly : SHOUT

He cried "Stop!" but it was too late.

intransitive verb

1: to call loudly : SHOUT

She cried out for help.

2: to shed tears often noisily : WEEP, SOB

The child began to cry after she dropped her ice-cream cone.

3: to utter a characteristic sound or call

heard the seagulls crying

English idioms :

a cry for help

a cry from the heart

a far cry from (something)

a shoulder to cry on

all cry

battle cry

break down and cry

cried all the way to the bank,

to cry(one's) eyes out

to cry (one's) heart out

cry (oneself) to sleep

cry (someone) a river

cry bloody murder

cry crocodile tears

cry for (someone or something)

cry foul

cry from the heart

cry in (one's) beer

cry like a baby

cry like a banshee

cry on (one's) shoulder

cry oneself to sleep

cry over spilled milk

cry the blues

cry wolf,

It's no use crying over spilled milk

kiss and cry

laugh or cry

raise a hue and (a) cry

you'll cry before night

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