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cry all the way to the bank

idiom

To be happy due to the receipt of money, but sad about the cause.


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  1. 01

    a little of something goes a long way

    Only a small amount of something is usually required to produce a great effect.

  2. 02

    all the way to Egery and back

    The long way; a roundabout route; a long distance to travel.

  3. 03

    bank night

    An event where patrons are enticed to buy entry tickets into some venue, for example a movie theater, with the anticipation that they will be entered into a drawing to win an amount of money if their ticket is drawn and they are on-site at the time of the winning.

  4. 04

    break the bank

    To exhaust one's financial resources.

  5. 05

    by the way

    Irrelevantly, off-topic.

  6. 06

    come a long way

    To make significant progress.

  7. 07

    cry cupboard

    To want or need food; to show signs of hunger.

  8. 08

    cry down

    To condemn, disparage.

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