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cried all the way to the bank

cried all the way to the bank is the simple past and past participle of cry all the way to the bank.

Meaning of cry all the way to the bank

Verb

cry all the way to the bank (third-person singular simple present cries all the way to the bank, present participle crying all the way to the bank, simple past and past participle cried all the way to the bank)

  1. (idiomatic) To be happy due to the receipt of money, but sad about the cause.
    • When his rich aunt died, he was crying all the way to the bank.
  2. (idiomatic) To be unconcerned with criticism due to financial success.

Questions about cried all the way to the bank

What is cried all the way to the bank the simple past and past participle of?
Cried all the way to the bank is the simple past and past participle of cry all the way to the bank.

Words near cried all the way to the bank in the dictionary

  1. Cridland
  2. Cridlands
  3. crie
  4. cried
  5. cried aim
  6. cried all the way to the bank
  7. cried beef
  8. cried blue murder
  9. cried buckets
  10. cried carrots and turnips
  11. cried craven

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