cry someone a river

短语

发音

AU

词形变化

cried someone a river cries someone a river 三单 cries someone a river crying someone a river crying someone a river 现在分词 cried someone a river 过去式 cried someone a river 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To weep profusely or excessively in the presence of another person.

    习语
  2. 2.

    To try to obtain the sympathy of another person by complaining or sniveling.

    习语 引申义

词源

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

来源：wiktionary