cry for someone or something

cry for someone or something
cry for someone or something
1. to weep for the absence or loss of someone or something. •

No need to cry for me. Take care of yourself.

She cried for her lost cat.

2. to shout a demand for someone or something. •

She cried for help, but no one heard her.

Tony cried for Walter, but he did not hear.

3. to cry or bawl, signaling the need or want for someone or something. (As done by a baby.) •

The baby cried for a bottle.

Little Jimmy was crying for his mother.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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