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cry a river
verb as in grieve
verb as in sob
Example Sentences
He added, “He messed up and needs to apologize to Tlaib nonetheless — publicly. Otherwise, Republicans will take Meadows’ cue and cry a river of white tears each time a woman of color dares to call them out on their racism.”
If any of us ever came close to the topic of bringing up the fact that she wasn't very affectionate or anything at all, she would react like a 4-year-old-child and cry a river and make us feel bad instead.
Actors playing characters who made us cry a river or two — count Jones, Lithgow and Harris, poignantly battling mortality — are likely to find favor as well.
There aren't enough people in the world to literally cry a river, but if each cried 55 tears they could fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool.
Then they cry a river over Trump Water, a company they complain does not exist or is not profitable or something.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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