cry in one's beer

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cry in one's beer

verb cries in one's beer · crying in one's beer · cried in one's beer · cry into one's beer · weep in one's beer

  1. idiomatic To feel sorry for oneself; to feel sadness or regret, especially in combination with self-pity. It was a pleasure to talk to a movie producer who wasn't crying in his beer over what the European war has done to the picture business.

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verb feel sorry for oneself

中文垂頭喪氣 /垂头丧气 chuítóusàngqì
Русскийпла́каться plákatʹsja

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@misc{cry_in_one_s_beer_2026,
  title = {cry in one's beer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cry%20in%20one's%20beer},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}