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cry in one's beer

cry in one's beer verb: to feel sorry for oneself; to feel sadness or regret, especially in combination with self-pity.

Verb

cry in one's beer (third-person singular simple present cries in one's beer, present participle crying in one's beer, simple past and past participle cried in one's beer)

  1. (idiomatic) To feel sorry for oneself; to feel sadness or regret, especially in combination with self-pity.
    • It was a pleasure to talk to a movie producer who wasn't crying in his beer over what the European war has done to the picture business.1940 June 16, Frederick C. Othman, “Here's Film Director Who Says War Helps Business”, in St. Petersburg Times, US, retrieved 15 Jul 2011, page 21
    • He was bitter about the whole thing, but he wasn't crying in his beer.1956 July 27, Harris Powers, “The Circus Gets In One's Blood”, in Sarasota Journal, US, retrieved 15 Jul 2011, page 4

Forms of cry in one's beer

third-person singular presentcries in one's beer
present participlecrying in one's beer
past participlecried in one's beer
pastcried in one's beer
alternative formcry into one's beer
alternative formweep in one's beer

Questions about cry in one's beer

What does cry in one's beer mean?
Cry in one's beer means to feel sorry for oneself; to feel sadness or regret, especially in combination with self-pity.
What part of speech is cry in one's beer?
Cry in one's beer is a verb.
What is the past tense of cry in one's beer?
The past tense of cry in one's beer is cried in one's beer.

Words near cry in one's beer in the dictionary

  1. cry from the rooftop
  2. cry from the rooftops
  3. cry halves
  4. cry harder
  5. cry havoc
  6. cry in one's beer
  7. cry in the wilderness
  8. cry into one's beer
  9. cry it out
  10. cry like a baby
  11. cry like a little girl

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