Tears himself; pledge friendship; bestow on somebody
"After which Melik, all tears himself now, must beg Issa’s forgiveness and pledge his eternal friendship, and in evidence of which bestow on him his precious Azan pager, the Muslim novelty, given to him by a beloved uncle, that electronically signals the prayer hours."
I cannot understand the above part of the novel. Would you please explain what "tears himself" means?
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tear
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hhtt "After which Melik, all tears himself now, It is a very poetic way of saying that Melik was crying so hard that all you could see of him was his tears. The use of the reflexive ( himself ) implies that the other person was crying hard, too, and that Melik reflected the emotional state of the other person.
- hhtt "After which Melik, all tears himself now, It is a very poetic way of saying that Melik was crying so hard that all you could see of him was his tears.
- The use of the reflexive ( himself ) implies that the other person was crying hard, too, and that Melik reflected the emotional state of the other person.
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hhtt"After which Melik, all tears himself now,
It is a very poetic way of saying that Melik was crying so hard that all you could see of him was his tears.
The use of the reflexive (himself) implies that the other person was crying hard, too, and that Melik reflected the emotional state of the other person.
0When someone is "all tears", it means that they are crying profusely. "tears" is a noun; "(to be) all + noun" is a set pattern meaning that someone's behaviour or appearance is strongly characterised by "noun", e.g. "all smiles", "all apologies", etc.
"himself" may convey the idea that someone else is or has been crying, and now Melik is too. If that doesn't fit the context then it might
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