cry someone a river

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To weep profusely or excessively in the presence of another person. idiomatic,often,sarcastic
    — 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 can cry you a river over that one, and over a darling little clump of daffodils growing by the traffic island.
  2. To try to obtain the sympathy of another person by complaining or sniveling. broadly,idiomatic,sarcastic,usually
    — Port Authority Transit should cry me a river. Before raising fares it should cut an unnecessary expense.

词形变化

cries someone a river present,singular,third-person crying someone a river participle,present cried someone a river participle,past cried someone a river past

词源

Probably from the song Cry Me a River (1953).
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