cry in one's beer
verbDefinitions
To feel sorry for oneself
To feel sorry for oneself; to feel sadness or regret, especially in combination with self-pity.
- It was a pleasure to talk to a movie producer who wasn't crying in his beer over what the European war has done to the picture business.
- He was bitter about the whole thing, but he wasn't crying in his beer.
- "When you win, you're supposed to drink to celebrate, and when you lose, you're supposed to cry in your beer."
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