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enough to make a grown man cry

enough to make a grown man cry phrase: very sad or depressing, that it makes a stoic individual, especially a male, shed tears.

Phrase

enough to make a grown man cry

  1. (idiomatic) Very sad or depressing, that it makes a stoic individual, especially a male, shed tears.

Origin of enough to make a grown man cry

Popularized by “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2.”

Questions about enough to make a grown man cry

What does enough to make a grown man cry mean?
Enough to make a grown man cry means very sad or depressing, that it makes a stoic individual, especially a male, shed tears.
What part of speech is enough to make a grown man cry?
Enough to make a grown man cry is a phrase.

Words near enough to make a grown man cry in the dictionary

  1. enough sense to pound sand into a rathole
  2. enough to choke a horse
  3. enough to choke a snake
  4. enough to go around
  5. enough to make a cat laugh
  6. enough to make a grown man cry
  7. enough to make the angels weep
  8. enough to put in one's eye
  9. enougha
  10. enoughly
  11. enoughness

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