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(idiomatic, often sarcastic) To weep profusely or excessively in the presence of another person.

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Source Word

cry someone a river

idiomatic often sarcastic broadly usually

(idiomatic, often sarcastic) To weep profusely or excessively in the presence of another person.

Japanese Meaning

相手の前で大袈裟に、あるいは必要以上に泣くこと。 / 皮肉を込めて、他人の前で過剰に泣きわめくこと。

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Google Translation / DeepL Translation

別れた後、彼は元恋人の家の玄関に行き、彼女の前で大げさに大泣きして、彼女が考え直してくれることを期待した。

Sense（1）

(idiomatic, often sarcastic) 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.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Sense（2）

(idiomatic, usually sarcastic, by extension) 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.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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 ）

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