Crying towel In english explanation

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

author Jenne Phuong calendar 2023-06-02 04:06

Meaning of Crying towel

Crying towel slang

literal meaning

A "crying towel" in literal meaning is a towel used to wipe away one's tears, especially in a sarcastical way

You have a house, a car and a good job and you still complain all the time. Shall I get out a crying towel for you?

figurative meaning

Used to refer to a person who listens to or expresses sympathy for someone's troubles, complaints or grief 

I can't be your crying towel anymore. You had better comfort yourself.

Last time, when Mary broke up with her boyfriend, I was like her crying towel, indeed.

Other phrases about:

Cry Wolf
Used to show that someone is claiming that something is happening when it is not or giving a false alarm
turn on the waterworks

Used when one starts crying in order to get sympathy or attention

have a good pair of lungs

Used to describe a baby who cries loudly

cry (one's) eyes out

To weep or cry a lot and for a long time

be in floods (of tears)

To weep a lot and even profusely

Origin of Crying towel

This slang dates from the 1920s.

The Origin Cited: dictionary.com .
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