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to cling tearfully to (someone)

Idiomatic expression

Achilles heel; one's weak point; shin

to part in tears

to abandon oneself to grief

to wail; to cry over; to bewail

Konaki Jijii (a ghost in Japanese folklore with the shape of a small old man and having a baby's cry)

quiet weeping

to wail; to cry loudly; to howl

crying with laughter

to shed silent tears

annoyance; nuisance

Proverb

take care of the penny; he who makes fun of one yen will cry at one yen

(being the) bane of one's parents; disgraceful child; disgrace

Proverb

you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason; you can't fight City Hall

Idiomatic expression

being just before one is generous

Proverb

you cannot win against someone who doesn't listen to reason; you can't fight City Hall

crybaby

to wail; to cry; to sob bitterly

(being an) annoyance to one's doctor; troublesome patient

Colloquial

persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story

Proverb

a child's emotions change easily; the bird that cried now laughs

crying (of a peevish baby)

to cry one's eyes out; to weep oneself blind

Proverb

take care of the penny; he who makes fun of one sen will cry at one sen