cry someone a river (English, verb)
expansion: cry someone a river (third-person singular simple present cries someone a river, present participle crying someone a river, simple past and past participle cried someone a river)
Senses:
glosses: To weep profusely or excessively in the presence of another person.
tags: idiomatic
often
sarcastic
glosses: To try to obtain the sympathy of another person by complaining or sniveling.
tags: broadly
idiomatic
sarcastic
usually
Forms:
form: cries someone a river
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: crying someone a river
tags: participle
present
form: cried someone a river
tags: participle
past
form: cried someone a river
tags: past