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idiomtears► be bored to tears —see be bored stiff► shed crocodile tearsit'll (all) end in tears BrEBrE(also sth will end in tears)used in order to say that a situation is certain to end badly:It'll all end in tears, Miranda - that man 's old enough to be your father.BT's attempt to take over Mitel ended in tears when it sold its shares in the company at a loss of £120 million.not shed tears (over)to feel glad that someone or something is gone or has stopped, because you did not like or approve of it:Having once received care in an old-style lunatic asylum I didn't shed any tears when they disappeared.Nobody would shed tears if the rebels were stopped tomorrow and their leaders locked away forever.
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tear (tɛr) n. a wild drinking bout. (see also rip.) Sally is off on a tear again. |