not a dry eye (in the house)

everyone is crying or feels strong emotion.

When he sang the beautiful old Austrian folksong, there wasn't a dry eye in the house.

Etymology: based on a special meaning of the house (= the people attending a performance in a theater)

• more one thing happens the more
• more one thing happens the more another thing happens
• more or less
• more power to
• more power to someone
• more power to something
• More power to your elbow!
• more something than can shake a stick at
• more something than has had hot dinners
• more something than someone has had hot dinners
• more something than you can shake a stick at
• more than bargained for
• more than can shake a stick at
• more than has had hot dinners
• more than meets the eye
• more than someone bargained for
• more than someone has had hot dinners
• more than something bargained for
• more than you can shake a stick at
• more the merrier.
• more the merrier
• more the more
• more the more another thing happens
• more to someone than meets the eye
• more to something than meets the eye