B1idiominformalemotionsIELTS-friendly
cry your eyes out
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to cry a lot and for a long time
'Your' changes to match the subject: 'cried her eyes out'. Often about films, break-ups and pets.
In context
I cried my eyes out at the end of that Korean drama.
When her cat died, my daughter cried her eyes out all evening.
More idioms about emotions
- a bitter pill to swallowan unpleasant fact or situation that is hard to accept
- a bundle of nervesvery nervous and worried
- a chip on your shouldera lasting anger because you feel you were treated unfairly in the past
- a knot in your stomacha tight, sick feeling in your body caused by worry or fear
- a lump in your throata tight feeling in your throat because you are so moved that you might cry