cry someone a river

English - Turkish

Definition of cry someone a river in English Turkish dictionary
cry a river: (deyim) Çok ağlamak, gözyaşları sel olmak
cry me a river: istediğin kadar ağla
cry me a river: (Atasözü) istediğin kadar ağla, acımam sana
Cry me a river, build a bridge , and get over it. Then maybe i change my mind.

English - English

Definition of cry someone a river in English English dictionary: To weep profusely or excessively in the presence of another person
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.; To try to obtain the sympathy of another person by complaining or sniveling
Port Authority Transit should cry me a river. Before raising fares it should cut an unnecessary expense.
cry me a river: (deyim) You can cry a lot but you will not get my sympathy, crocodile tears: "When he complained about how much he had to pay his chauffeur, I said, "Cry me a river, guy.""

cry someone a river

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cry some·one a ri·ver

kray sʌmwʌn ı rîvır

/ˈkrī ˈsəmˌwən ə ˈrəvər/ /ˈkraɪ ˈsʌmˌwʌn ə ˈrɪvɜr/

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

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