Idiom
cry the blues
Meaning
To complain, especially in order to obtain sympathy for one's own purportedly sad situation.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Stop crying the blues about your bad luck.”
“He always cries the blues when he has to work on the weekend, even though he gets paid extra.”
“Despite his constant attempts to cry the blues regarding his financial situation, his colleagues knew he had inherited a significant fortune.”
Examples
simple
“Stop crying the blues about your bad luck.”
contextual
“He always cries the blues when he has to work on the weekend, even though he gets paid extra.”
complex
“Despite his constant attempts to cry the blues regarding his financial situation, his colleagues knew he had inherited a significant fortune.”
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