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cry all the way to the bank

cry all the way to the bank verb: to be happy due to the receipt of money, but sad about the cause.

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.

Forms of cry all the way to the bank

third-person singular presentcries all the way to the bank
present participlecrying all the way to the bank
past participlecried all the way to the bank
pastcried all the way to the bank

Questions about cry all the way to the bank

What does cry all the way to the bank mean?
Cry all the way to the bank means to be happy due to the receipt of money, but sad about the cause.
What part of speech is cry all the way to the bank?
Cry all the way to the bank is a verb.
What is the past tense of cry all the way to the bank?
The past tense of cry all the way to the bank is cried all the way to the bank.

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

  1. CRVO
  2. crwth
  3. crwths
  4. cry
  5. cry aim
  6. cry all the way to the bank
  7. cry and seethe
  8. cry arsing
  9. cry babies
  10. cry baby
  11. cry beef

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