Phrase guide

cry one's eyes out

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To weep for an elongated time, or in an excessive manner.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: weep buckets

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: itkeä silmät päästään — to weep for an elongated time
  • French: pleurer à chaudes larmes — to weep for an elongated time
  • French: pleurer à mouchoir que veux-tu — to weep for an elongated time
  • French: pleurer comme une madeleine — to weep for an elongated time
  • French: pleurer toutes les larmes de son corps — to weep for an elongated time
  • German: sich die Augen ausweinen — to weep for an elongated time
  • Icelandic: hágráta — to weep for an elongated time
  • Ido: ploregar — to weep for an elongated time
  • Polish: wypłakiwać oczy — to weep for an elongated time
  • Spanish: llorar como una Magdalena — to weep for an elongated time
  • Spanish: llorar a moco tendido — to weep for an elongated time
  • Swedish: störtgråta — to weep for an elongated time