crying need (for someone or something)

crying need (for someone or something)
a crying need (for someone or something)
Fig. a definite or desperate need for someone or something. •

There is a crying need for someone to come in and straighten things out.

All the people in that area have a crying need for a local hospital.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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