Expressions (A–Z)
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Bitter cry
Bitter weeping; strong and painful crying (tamarurim means bitterness).
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Bitter weeping / bitter cry
Painful crying; weeping with sobbing.
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C
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Cried in the bitterness of his soul
See: “in the bitterness of his soul”.
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Cried like a small child
Cried a great deal. Or: cried in a situation where restraint was required.
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Cried over spilled milk
See: “there is no crying over spilled milk”.
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Cried with crocodile tears
See: “crocodile tears”.
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Had a lump in the throat/ have a lump in one's throat
Figuratively: was on the verge of tears; felt great sorrow.
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He shed crocodile tears.
See: "Tears of a Dragon."
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His tears dried up
Figuratively: his spring of tears ran dry. He cried so much that he could cry no...
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Weeping and wailing
Crying and lamentation. By extension: lamenting or wailing (nehí means lament).
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