a shoulder to cry on
Definition of a shoulder to cry on
1 : a person who gives sympathy and support She's always been a sympathetic shoulder to cry on.
2 : sympathy and support He offered me a shoulder to cry on when my husband left me.
From the M-W Editors
Word by Word Definitions
: the laterally projecting part of the human body formed of the bones and joints with their covering tissue by which the arm is connected with the trunk
: the region of the body of nonhuman vertebrates that corresponds to the shoulder but is less projecting
: the two shoulders and the upper part of the back
: to push or thrust with or as if with the shoulder : jostle
: to place or bear on the shoulder
: to assume the burden or responsibility of
: to utter loudly : shout
: beg, beseech
: to proclaim publicly : advertise
: an instance of crying: such as
: an inarticulate utterance of distress, rage, or pain
: outcry, clamor
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