cry like a baby

cry like a baby
горько плакать

She's got a strain of her that makes her cry like a baby. (J. Steinbeck, ‘The Wayward Bus’, ch. 12) — У этой девушки, видно, какое-то горе, она плачет навзрыд.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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