Expressions (A–Z)
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A person comes into the world in tears and leaves the world in tears.
A person cries when he is born, and others cry after him when he dies.
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B
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Blood, Sweat and Tears
By metaphor: great effort and willingness to sacrifice.
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C
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Cried with crocodile tears
See: “crocodile tears”.
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Crocodile tears
Pretended crying or expression of sorrow that is not genuine. A feigned particip...
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E
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Even though the gates of prayer are locked, the gates of tears are not locked
See: "The gates of tears are not locked".
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H
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He shed crocodile tears.
See: "Tears of a Dragon."
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He shed tears over him
Crying over him. She shed tears for his sake.
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He shed tears, his eyes shed tears
See: "His eyes welled up with tears."
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His eyes shed tears, his eyes let fall tears/ to shed tears/ his eyes brimmed
Tears fell from his eyes. He cried.
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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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