in tears

Related to in tears: tear up, tear off, tear limb from limb, tear to pieces, tearing apart

in tears

Crying, weeping, or sobbing. My brother was in tears after he and his boyfriend broke up.
See also: tear
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • on one's
  • on someone's
  • (Have you) been OK?
  • pillow-biter
  • out of one's
  • (I've) got to go
  • #dead
  • save someone's skin
  • (something) blows
  • other than
References in periodicals archive
"Some of my best students were in tears for days--then they simply disappeared from the student body," she says.
Heartbreak for Latinos
The captain's face crumpled in tears. All around the deck, uniformed Americans were crying.
Bringing the border war home
In tears. She'd spent all day in line at the passport office, she said, and then they wouldn't accept my letter because it wasn't notarized and because it was written on plain paper, not on my company stationery.
Take a number and wait
Nottingham woman Wioletta Komar said that she was left in tears after being asked to leave the Clumber Street store due to breastfeeding her threemonth-old son and having to stand in the rain to finish last Thursday.
Direct action on breastfeeding
"She has been in tears many times during the last few days, and even, fleetingly, felt like quitting the show altogether at one point and fleeing all the attention.
'Frightened rabbit' Susan Boyle 'considered quitting' Britain's Got Talent'
GUY Fawkes night celebrations could end in tears for many house-holds, insurance giants Norwich Union have warned.
Bonfire night burglar alert