Cry (oneself) to sleep In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "cry (oneself) to sleep", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

Julia Huong

2022-07-07 04:07

sob (oneself) to sleep

Cry (oneself) to sleep verb phrase

literary

Used to say that someone cries until falling asleep.

Mary was so disappointed about her failure that she cried to sleep.

The little girl might be tired because she cried herself to sleep last night.

figurative

To be very upset about something. It is frequently used sarcastically to denote the opposite.

Actually, I don't cry to sleep over my divorce. He is just a bad guy.

die for want of lobster sauce

To feel devastated because of a minor problem or accident

Cry Wolf

Used to show that someone is claiming that something is happening when it is not or giving a false alarm

spit in (one's) eye

To intentionally and spitefully insult or show disrespect for someone

crying towel

A towel to dry one's tears.

roll (over) in (one's) grave

Used to say that a dead person would be very angry or upset about something that someone has done

The verb "cry" should be conjugated according to its tense.