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Usenet Posted 20 years ago
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Cry in your beer

Could you please tell me the exact meaning of this expression and where it comes from?
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[/nq] It's using the metaphor of the maudlin drunk telling his woes in a bar, and it means complaining that an event, a decision, or life in general, is unfair to the complainer. I assume it comes from the Wheatsheaf round the corner, they all seem to be like that there. Paul Burke

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  • [/nq] It's using the metaphor of the maudlin drunk telling his woes in a bar, and it means complaining that an event, a decision, or life in general, is unfair to the complainer.
  • I assume it comes from the Wheatsheaf round the corner, they all seem to be like that there.
  • Paul Burke
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[nq:1]Could you please tell me the exact meaning of this expression and where it comes from?[/nq]
It's using the metaphor of the maudlin drunk telling his woes in a bar, and it means complaining that an event, a decision, or life in general, is unfair to the complainer. I assume it comes from the Wheatsheaf round the corner, they all seem to be like that there.
Paul Burke
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[nq:2]Could you please tell me the exact meaning of this expression and where it comes from?[/nq]
[nq:1]It's using the metaphor of the maudlin drunk telling his woes in a bar, and it means complaining that an ... I assume it comes from the Wheatsheaf round the corner, they all seem to be like that there. Paul Burke[/nq]
Thank you, Paul.

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