Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cry in one's beer

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.06 in modern English

Syllables: cry in one's beer
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To feel sorry for oneself; to feel sadness or regret, especially in combination with self-pity.

Example Sentences

"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."
"He was bitter about the whole thing, but he wasn't crying in his beer."
""When you win, you're supposed to drink to celebrate, and when you lose, you're supposed to cry in your beer.""
"Christopher Nolan need not cry in his beer over Inception's demotion to the No. 2 spot."

Inflected Forms

cries in one's beer (present, singular) crying in one's beer (participle, present) cried in one's beer (participle, past) cried in one's beer (past) cry into one's beer (alternative) weep in one's beer (alternative)

Phrases

drown one's sorrows

Frequently Paired Words

drown one's sorrows

Questions

What does cry in one's beer mean?: To feel sorry for oneself; to feel sadness or regret, especially in combination with self-pity.

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