a shoulder to cry on

/ə ˌʃəʊldə tə ˈkraɪ ɒn/NEUTRAL · C2
SA FILIPINOMALAPIT NA KATUMBAS
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Literal na kahulugan: «balikat na maiiyakan»

Kahulugan

someone who listens to your problems and comforts you

Taong nakikinig sa mga problema ng iba at umaaliw sa kanila.

Mga halimbawa

  1. 1When I lost my job, my best friend was always there with a shoulder to cry on.
  2. 2Gran has been a shoulder to cry on for half the family over the years.
  3. 3After her break-up, Maria needed a shoulder to cry on, so she called her sister at midnight.
  4. 4Ben listened for hours and offered a shoulder to cry on when I failed my driving test.
  5. 5Do you have someone who can be a shoulder to cry on when things go wrong at work?

Grammar

Isang noun phrase, kadalasang kasunod ng be, need o offer. Nananatili sa base form ang cry, at nasa dulo ang on.

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