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sing the blues(verb, expression, cry, suffer)
5
shed tears(verb, expression, cry, complain)
4
give sorrow words(expression, lamentation)
3
barb the dart
3
be sad(verb, expression, desire, sorrow)
3
bring to tears
3
hurt the feelings
3
melt the heart
3
twist the knife
2
be distressed(verb, expression, suffer, lament)
2
give a hard time(verb, expression, upset, break)
1
be dejected(expression, sulk, dejection, languish)
1
be sorry(verb, expression, lament, deplore)
1
break the heart of(verb, expression, phrasal verb, upset)
1
bring one down(verb, expression, upset, distress)
1
burst into tears(expression, cry, complain, fret)
1
carry a heavy load(verb, expression, trouble, bother)
1
cry a river(verb, expression, cry, suffer)
1
cry over spilled milk(verb, expression, lament, deplore)
1
cut to the quick(expression, upset, disturb, strain)
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