dry one's eyes | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)To ceasecrying.1900May 17,L[yman] Frank Baum,The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.:Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co.,→OCLC:"Be careful!" cried the green girl. "The tears will fall on your green silk gown and spot it."So Dorothydried her eyesand said, "I suppose we must try it; but I am sure I do not want to kill anybody, even to see Aunt Em again."1955May, Rev. A. W. V. Mace, “An Irish Journey—1”, inRailway Magazine, page303:These two stood in the corridor, waving till the last of the platform was out of sight; then they came into our compartment, and the woman cried a little. Soon shedried her eyes, and went back into the corridor, to have a last glimpse of her native heath.2004,The Streets, “Dry Your Eyes”, inA Grand Don't Come for Free:Dry your eyesmateI know you want to make her see how much this pain hurtsBut you've got to walk away now, it's over

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