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cry (one's)

eyes/heart out

To weep inconsolably for a long time.

cry

/say uncle Informal

To indicate a willingness to give up a fight or surrender: tickled my brother until he cried uncle.

See:

• a cry for help
• a cry-baby
• a far cry from
• a hue and cry
• a shoulder to cry on
• all cry and no wool
• ask for the moon
• battle cry
• be a far cry from
• be in full cry
• call it quits
• cry
• cry (someone) a river
• cry all the way to the bank
• cry barley
• cry before one is hurt
• cry bloody murder
• cry down
• cry eyes out
• cry for
• cry for the moon
• cry foul
• cry havoc
• cry heart out
• cry hughie
• cry in (one's) beer
• cry in beer
• cry like a baby
• cry off
• cry on (one's) shoulder
• cry on (someone's) shoulder
• cry on shoulder
• cry on someone's shoulder
• cry one's eyes out
• cry oneself to sleep
• cry out
• cry out for
• cry over
• cry over spilled milk
• cry over spilt milk
• cry over spilt milk, don't
• cry ralph
• cry ruth
• cry stinking fish
• cry the blues
• cry uncle
• cry up
• cry wolf
• cry-baby
• Don't cry before you are hurt
• don't cry over spilled milk
• far cry
• far cry from
• far cry from, a
• great cry and little wool
• holler uncle
• hue and cry
• in full cry
• in full swing
• It's no use crying over spilled milk
• kiss and cry
• kiss and cry area
• kiss and cry corner
• know whether to laugh or cry
• make (the) baby Jesus cry
• more cry than wool
• not know whether to laugh or cry
• raise a hue and cry
• scream bloody murder
• shed crocodile tears
• shoulder to cry on
• sing before breakfast, you'll cry before night