IdiomBody & Senses
English
Englishcry one's eyes out
Meaning: To cry very hard and for a long time.
Example: “She cried her eyes out when her dog died.”
Origin: A hyperbole, as if crying so much the eyes would come out. It is found from the 18th century.
Equivalents in other languages
French: Pleurer comme une Madeleine Literally: To weep like a Magdalene
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