She shed a tear when she watched the sad movie.
shed a tear
idiomTo have a tear released, to cry (from sadness)
He tried to stay strong during the speech, but he could not help but shed a tear as he spoke about his late father.
As the final notes of the symphony faded into the silence of the concert hall, the elderly composer shed a tear, moved by the beauty of his own creation.
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crocodile tear
A tear shed insincerely, in a false display of sorrow or some other emotion.
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shed blood
To kill or wound, or be wounded or killed, in violence.
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shed find
Synonym of barn find.
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shed light upon
Illuminate to the understanding; make intelligible; clarify or explain (something unknown).
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tear a cat
To overact; to violently rant and rave on stage.
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tear one's hair out
To react with extreme agitation.
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tear to shreds
Synonym of tear to pieces.
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tear up
To damage.