cry me a river

Etymology: [ 'krI ] (verb.) 13th century. Middle English crien, from Old French crier, from Latin quiritare to make a public outcry, perhaps from Quirit-, Quiris, name for the Roman citizen.

English - Turkish translation for "cry me a river"

• cry me a river: İstedigin kadar ağla, acımam sana Atasözü - "Cry me a river, build a bridge , and get over it. Then maybe i change my mind"
• cry me a river: istediğin kadar ağla
• cry a river: Çok ağlamak, gözyaşları sel olmak deyim

English - English translation for "cry me a river"

• cry me a river: You can cry a lot but you will not get my sympathy, crocodile tears: "When he complained about how much he had to pay his chauffeur, I said, "Cry me a river, guy."" deyim
• cry me a river.: Crimea River
• cry someone a river: To try to obtain the sympathy of another person by complaining or sniveling - "Port Authority Transit should cry me a river. Before raising fares it should cut an unnecessary expense."
• cry someone a river: To weep profusely or excessively in the presence of another person - "It is rather shaming to be quite so wet over nothing in particular, but at least Fielding does it too. He cries gallons over slow-motion bits at the ends of films, especially Gladiator, and begins to worship Roman values, then Italian footballers kissing in slo-mo to the strains of Nessun Dorma. Sniffle, sniffle. And QPR being relegated in 1996. He can cry you a river over that one, and over a darling little clump of daffodils growing by the traffic island."