weeping

come home by Weeping Cross

To grieve or mourn. The phrase is not limited to death—it can apply to a disappointment as well. I dread the day when I come home by Weeping Cross—my first loss in the battlefield will be too much to take.

See also: by, come, cross, home, weeping

weep (one's) heart out

To weep copiously; to cry intensely and for a long time. Lauren wept her heart out at the news of her father's sudden death. What did you say to upset your brother? He's been weeping his heart out upstairs for the last half hour!

weep about (someone or something)

1. To shed tears, especially of sadness, because of someone or something. She's up in her room weeping about her boyfriend. He just left for college this morning. Toddlers will weep about the smallest bump or scrape, then turn around the next moment laughing their heads off. Oh, for goodness' sake, what are you weeping about now?

2. To express grief, anguish, or emotional distress about someone or something; to lament or mourn for someone or something. Plenty of politicians will weep about these tragedies, but few take any meaningful action to prevent them in the future. The whole city wept about the young man who was lost in the accident.

weep buckets

To weep copiously; to cry intensely and for a long time. Everyone wept buckets during the funeral. What did you say to upset your brother? He's been weeping buckets upstairs for the last half hour!

weep for (someone or something)

1. To shed tears of sadness because of someone or something. She's up in her room weeping for her boyfriend. He just left for college this morning. Toddlers will weep for the smallest bump or scrape, then turn around the next moment laughing their heads off. Oh, for goodness' sake, what are you weeping for now?

2. To shed tears because of some very intense emotion. We all wept for joy to see our older brother again after four years in the army. The child wept for fear in the inky blackness of her grandmother's creaky old house.

3. To express grief, anguish, or emotional distress for, because of, or on behalf of someone or something. Plenty of politicians make a point of weeping for such tragedies in public, but few take any meaningful action to prevent them in the future. The whole city wept for the young man who was lost in the accident.

4. To desire or yearn for someone or something to a painful degree. I spent most of my adolescence and early 20s weeping for someone to call the love of my life. She's always wept for a big sister, and I think your friendship fulfills that need for her in some capacity.

weep millstones

Said hyperbolically of one who is deemed so cold and indifferent as to be unable to cry tears. I've never seen Claire show any emotion—in fact, she probably weeps millstones. Why didn't you comfort that poor little girl? Do you weep millstones?

weep over (someone or something)

1. To shed tears, especially of sadness, because of someone or something. She's up in her room weeping over her boyfriend. He just left for college this morning. Toddlers will weep over the smallest bump or scrape, then turn around the next moment laughing their heads off. Oh, for goodness' sake, what are you weeping over now?

2. To express grief, anguish, or emotional distress for someone or something; to lament or mourn for someone or something. Plenty of politicians will weep over these tragedies in public, but few take any meaningful action to prevent them in the future. The whole city wept over the young man who was lost in the accident.

weep with (something)

To shed tears because of some very intense emotion. We all wept with joy to see our older brother again after four years in the army. The child wept with fear in the inky blackness of her grandmother's creaky old house.

weep buckets

Cry copiously, as in That sad tale of unrequited love always made her weep buckets. [Colloquial]

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释义	weeping come home by Weeping Cross To grieve or mourn. The phrase is not limited to death—it can apply to a disappointment as well. I dread the day when I come home by Weeping Cross—my first loss in the battlefield will be too much to take. See also: by, come, cross, home, weeping weep (one's) heart out To weep copiously; to cry intensely and for a long time. Lauren wept her heart out at the news of her father's sudden death. What did you say to upset your brother? He's been weeping his heart out upstairs for the last half hour! See also: heart, out, weep weep about (someone or something) 1. To shed tears, especially of sadness, because of someone or something. She's up in her room weeping about her boyfriend. He just left for college this morning. Toddlers will weep about the smallest bump or scrape, then turn around the next moment laughing their heads off. Oh, for goodness' sake, what are you weeping about now? 2. To express grief, anguish, or emotional distress about someone or something; to lament or mourn for someone or something. Plenty of politicians will weep about these tragedies, but few take any meaningful action to prevent them in the future. The whole city wept about the young man who was lost in the accident. See also: weep weep buckets To weep copiously; to cry intensely and for a long time. Everyone wept buckets during the funeral. What did you say to upset your brother? He's been weeping buckets upstairs for the last half hour! See also: bucket, weep weep for (someone or something) 1. To shed tears of sadness because of someone or something. She's up in her room weeping for her boyfriend. He just left for college this morning. Toddlers will weep for the smallest bump or scrape, then turn around the next moment laughing their heads off. Oh, for goodness' sake, what are you weeping for now? 2. To shed tears because of some very intense emotion. We all wept for joy to see our older brother again after four years in the army. The child wept for fear in the inky blackness of her grandmother's creaky old house. 3. To express grief, anguish, or emotional distress for, because of, or on behalf of someone or something. Plenty of politicians make a point of weeping for such tragedies in public, but few take any meaningful action to prevent them in the future. The whole city wept for the young man who was lost in the accident. 4. To desire or yearn for someone or something to a painful degree. I spent most of my adolescence and early 20s weeping for someone to call the love of my life. She's always wept for a big sister, and I think your friendship fulfills that need for her in some capacity. See also: weep weep millstones Said hyperbolically of one who is deemed so cold and indifferent as to be unable to cry tears. I've never seen Claire show any emotion—in fact, she probably weeps millstones. Why didn't you comfort that poor little girl? Do you weep millstones? See also: millstone, weep weep over (someone or something) 1. To shed tears, especially of sadness, because of someone or something. She's up in her room weeping over her boyfriend. He just left for college this morning. Toddlers will weep over the smallest bump or scrape, then turn around the next moment laughing their heads off. Oh, for goodness' sake, what are you weeping over now? 2. To express grief, anguish, or emotional distress for someone or something; to lament or mourn for someone or something. Plenty of politicians will weep over these tragedies in public, but few take any meaningful action to prevent them in the future. The whole city wept over the young man who was lost in the accident. See also: over, weep weep with (something) To shed tears because of some very intense emotion. We all wept with joy to see our older brother again after four years in the army. The child wept with fear in the inky blackness of her grandmother's creaky old house. See also: weep Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. weep buckets Cry copiously, as in That sad tale of unrequited love always made her weep buckets. [Colloquial] See also: bucket, weep The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. See also: come home by Weeping Cross shed a tear (as) sure as eggs (is eggs) a penny for them 57 a word to the wise mourn over (someone or something) (one's) best foot forward mourn for mourn for (one) References in periodicals archive Admiring Weeping Window at Carlisle Castle are site manager John Bonner, left, and Sir Tim Laurence, chairman of English Heritage Stuart Walker Stunning poppy tribute is back; In the final year of the First World War centenary commemoration, those poppies are back up north. DAVID WHETSTONE reports For instance, Dante's weeping in the face of Filippo Argenti and Frate Alberigo in Inferno VIII & XXXIII (p. Dante's Tears: The Poetics of Weeping from "Vita Nuova" to the "Commedia" Weeping Window opens to the public at the Senedd today ROB BROWNE Poppies sculpture opens to public at the Senedd Jenny Waldman, director of 14-18 NOW, said: "The poppies have captivated millions of people across the UK, and we are delighted to have worked with the National Assembly for Wales to present Weeping Window at the Senedd in Cardiff. War centenary marked by 'weeping' poppy memorial on the Weeping Window display are dismantled, ready the installation to move to its next destination 200116POPPIES_03Picture: News Poppies on the move as Weeping Window continues poignant journey; ARTWORK SEEN BY ESTIMATED 360,000 DURING DISPLAY IN CITY Calvinists took aim at tear-streaked Catholic rites of mourning, but weeping did not disappear entirely from British religious practice - as shown by John Donne's sermon on the idea that Jesus wept over Lazarus, by the tears of 18th-century Methodist preachers such as George Whitefield, and by the controversial outbursts of public grief that attended the funeral of Princess Diana in 1997. Book review: Weeping Britannia: Portrait of aNation inTears Balhousie Castle chief executive Anne Kinnes said: "We and the people of Perth feel extremely privileged to be the first place in Scotland to be hosting the iconic Weeping Window. Poppy art comes to museum Enough came forward to allow the Bedlington Weeping Window to be pieced together in just half a day. Smaller... but still poignant Visit to see the 'Weeping Window' poppies at St Georges Hall, Liverpool ? UK EVENTS Maudlin means "showing or expressing too much emotion especially in a foolish or annoying way" or "drunk enough to be emotionally silly." The word in both senses comes from the name Mary Magdelene and from the depiction of her as a weeping penitent. Moved to tears TV Gods are weeping at the horrors Big Brother has inflicted RAINING CHUMPS; ON THE BOX It is hard, though, to put into words what I felt when PF said: "Our world today needs weeping. The marginalized weep, those who are neglected weep, the scorned weep, but those of us who have relatively comfortable life, we don't know how to weep." Peripheries of life Word of the remarkable discovery quickly spread after a neighbor witnessed the statue weeping. Weeping Virgin Mary Statue Draws Crowds to Northern Israeli Town of Tarshiha a weeping song, whale song, woman song weeping inside her child. Sentimentality Firebrand preacher Keith Perry has claimed that watching his daughter's concerts is so hellish that he ends up weeping because the fans are worshipping the singer instead of God, the Sun reported. Katy Perry branded 'Devil Child' by dad
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