| Idiom | Meaning | Example |
| cry her heart out |
cry a lot, sob, cry your eyes out
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Poor girl! She's crying her heart out because he hasn't called her.
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| cry in your beer |
be sad as you drink beer, regret as you drink beer, cry the blues
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Go to college. Get your diploma. Or someday you'll be crying in your beer.
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| cry me a river |
you can cry a lot but you will not get my sympathy, crocodile tears
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When he complained about how much he had to pay his chauffeur, I said, "Cry me a river, guy."
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| cry over spilt milk |
cry about small accidents, cry instead of doing
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Children drop things and break them. Don't cry over spilt milk.
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| cry the blues |
complain because your friend or lover has gone
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Lan is crying the blues because Bing left her for another woman.
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| cry your eyes out |
cry a lot, cry hard, cry her heart out
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The little boy was lost and scared, and crying his eyes out.
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| crying shame |
(See a crying shame)
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| crystal clear |
very clear, well understood, plain as day
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After Mr. Tse explained the concept to me, he asked, "Is that clear?"
"Crystal clear," I replied.
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| cup of tea |
favorite activity, choice of entertainment
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A holiday in the Yukon is not her cup of tea.
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| cup runneth over |
feeling too full of love or joy or happiness
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Whenever I listen to Mother Teresa, my cup runneth over.
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