Crying myself to sleep In english explanation

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

author Jimmy Hung calendar 2022-07-03 08:07

Meaning of Crying myself to sleep (redirected from cry (oneself) to sleep )

Synonyms:

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.

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To feel devastated because of a minor problem or accident

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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

Grammar and Usage of Cry (oneself) to sleep

Verb Forms

  • to cry (oneself) to sleep
  • crying (oneself) to sleep
  • cries (oneself) to sleep
  • cried (oneself) to sleep
The verb "cry" should be conjugated according to its tense.
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If you swallow the bait, you take something that someone offers you, or agree to do something that someone asks you to do without knowing that it is a trick or way of getting something from you.

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You can't just do whatever he wants you to do. Don't swallow the bait.

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