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Sich die Augen aus dem Kopf weinen

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Sich die Augen aus dem Kopf weinen

zikh di au-gen aus dem kopf vai-nen
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🇪🇸 Español
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📖 Literal Translation
To cry one's eyes out of one's head
💡 Meaning
To cry profusely, to cry one's heart out (not directly color related, need to replace).
🌍 Equivalent:"To cry one's eyes out"
📜 Origin:A hyperbolic expression for intense crying, where the volume of tears is so great it's as if the eyes are being washed out of their sockets.

Example Sentences

1

Nach der schlechten Nachricht hat sie sich die Augen aus dem Kopf geweint.

After the bad news, she cried her eyes out (cried her eyes out of her head).

2

Ich könnte mir die Augen aus dem Kopf weinen vor Kummer.

I could cry my eyes out (cry my eyes out of my head) from grief.

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