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Flashcards by Javier Quintanilla, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Javier Quintanilla
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| Question | Answer |
| burst 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. |
| break 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. |
| 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. | 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. |
| have 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. |
| shed 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. |
| be 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. |
| be 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. |
| weep: 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. |
| cry 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. |
| bawl: (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. |
| sob: cry noisily, with sudden noisy breaths. He began sobbing uncontrollably. | sob: cry noisily, with sudden noisy breaths. He began sobbing uncontrollably. |
| 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. | 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. |
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