cry on (one's) shoulder

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cry on (one's) shoulder

To bemoan one's problems to someone else. We need to try to cheer Ben up—he's been crying on my shoulder all week. Can I please cry on your shoulder for a little bit? I just found out I failed my Bio exam.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Hieronymus	hee-RO-nee-muws (German)	German, Dutch (Archaic), Ancient Greek (Latinized)
Gil (1)	HEEL (Spanish), ZHEEL (Portuguese)	Spanish, Portuguese
Cassiopea	ka-see-ə-PEE-ə (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
RosÁLia	roo-ZA-lyə	Portuguese
Colby	['kəulbi]
Ravinder	-	Indian (Sikh)