cry a river

Example Sentences

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Actors playing characters who made us cry a river or two — count Jones, Lithgow and Harris, poignantly battling mortality — are likely to find favor as well.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2017

Pierce it, and the natural juices cry a river onto vegetables adrift in a deep, dark, sherry-spiked broth.

From Seattle Times • May 2, 2013