cry your eyes out
/ˌkraɪ jər ˈaɪz aʊt/INFORMAL · C2
Meaning
to weep a great deal
Examples
- 1She cried her eyes out at the end of the film.
- 2The children cried their eyes out when the puppy went back to its owner.
- 3I cried my eyes out over that rejection letter, then applied somewhere better.
- 4He is crying his eyes out upstairs because his best friend is moving abroad.
- 5Don't cry your eyes out over a broken mug — we have plenty more.
Grammar
Only the verb changes (cries, cried, crying). The possessive matches the subject, eyes stays plural and out stays at the end.
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