reduce to tears

reduce (one) to tears

To cause one to cry. I know it's embarrassing, but sappy movies like that always reduce me to tears.

reduce someone to tears

to cause a person to cry through insults, frustration, and belittling. He scolded her so much that she was reduced to tears by the end of the meeting.

词组	reduce to tears
释义	reduce to tears reduce (one) to tears To cause one to cry. I know it's embarrassing, but sappy movies like that always reduce me to tears. See also: reduce, tear Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. reduce someone to tears to cause a person to cry through insults, frustration, and belittling. He scolded her so much that she was reduced to tears by the end of the meeting. See also: reduce, tear McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. See also: reduce (one) to tears never live (something) down live down sleeping policeman confidence-building measure reduce (one) to (something) mainsail reef in the sail(s) reef reef a sail in
随便看	have a good time have a good trip have a grasp of have a green thumb have a grip on (something) have a grudge (against one) have a gun to (one's) head gangsta gangsta rap gang up gang up against (someone or something) gang up on (one) gank gank (something) gank something gap gape gape at gape at (someone or something) gapers' block gapeseed GAPO garb garbage garbage down