Flashcards
Ways of crying
Flashcards do conjunto (12)
- 1burst into tears: suddenly start crying. When her boyfriend told her the truth, she burst into tears and ran out.burst into tears: suddenly start crying.
When her boyfriend told her the truth, she burst into tears and ran out. - 2break down in tears: suddenly cry a lot, after trying not to cry. After reading his letter, she broke down in tears.break down in tears: suddenly cry a lot, after trying not to cry.
After reading his letter, she broke down in tears. - 3be close to tears / be on the verge of tears: be about to cry. When she heard his voice on the phone, she was close to tears.be close to tears / be on the verge of tears: be about to cry.
When she heard his voice on the phone, she was close to tears. - 4have tears in one's eyes: be about to cry. When I said goodbye, I had tears in my eyes.have tears in one's eyes: be about to cry.
When I said goodbye, I had tears in my eyes. - 5shed tears: cry. I must admit I shed a few tears when the school closed.shed tears: cry.
I must admit I shed a few tears when the school closed. - 6be in tears: be crying. The children were all in tears when our dog disappeared.be in tears: be crying.
The children were all in tears when our dog disappeared. - 7be moved to tears: be so upset that you start to cry. A lot of people were moved to tears by his story.be moved to tears: be so upset that you start to cry.
A lot of people were moved to tears by his story. - 8weep: cry a lot for a long time. The kids wept bitterly when it was time to leave.weep: cry a lot for a long time.
The kids wept bitterly when it was time to leave. - 9cry one's eyes/heart out: be extremely sad and cry a lot. After the robbery, she cried her heart out.cry one's eyes/heart out: be extremely sad and cry a lot.
After the robbery, she cried her heart out. - 10bawl: (a baby) cry very loudly. We could hear the baby bawling upstairs.bawl: (a baby) cry very loudly.
We could hear the baby bawling upstairs. - 11sob: cry noisily, with sudden noisy breaths. He began sobbing uncontrollably.sob: cry noisily, with sudden noisy breaths.
He began sobbing uncontrollably. - 12your eyes water: you start to cry, especially because there is a lot of smoke or because you have been cutting up onions. There was so much smoke in that room that my eyes were watering.your eyes water: you start to cry, especially because there is a lot of smoke or because you have been cutting up onions.
There was so much smoke in that room that my eyes were watering.