end in tears
idiom
: to have an ending in which people are crying or unhappy
In our family, discussions about money always seem to end in tears.
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But just as fad dieters generally bulk up again, fad investments are more likely than not to end in tears — for everyone, that is, except their promoters.
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2022
The current rally is validation for longtime crypto bulls, but also raises the question of whether, like last time, this will end in tears.
—David Z. Morris, Fortune, 18 Nov. 2020
Such approaches often end in tears.
—Malcolm Frank, Forbes, 4 May 2021
After all, a hike shouldn’t end in tears and a silent car ride home.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2023
If the past is any guide, football diplomacy might only end in tears in a losing World Cup locker room, wondering what could have been.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 25 Nov. 2022
Affairs of the heart are messy, illicit and all too likely to end in tears.
—Malcolm Forbes, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2022
There’s still plenty of ways Biden the Builder's dreams could end in tears too.
—Benjy Sarlin, NBC News, 11 Aug. 2022
That tends to end in tears.
—Vulture, 9 Mar. 2022
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Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 25 Jan. 2022
The current rally is validation for longtime crypto bulls, but also raises the question of whether, like last time, this will end in tears.
—David Z. Morris, Fortune, 18 Nov. 2020
Such approaches often end in tears.
—Malcolm Frank, Forbes, 4 May 2021
After all, a hike shouldn’t end in tears and a silent car ride home.
—Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2023
If the past is any guide, football diplomacy might only end in tears in a losing World Cup locker room, wondering what could have been.
—Sean Gregory, Time, 25 Nov. 2022
Affairs of the heart are messy, illicit and all too likely to end in tears.
—Malcolm Forbes, WSJ, 10 Nov. 2022
There’s still plenty of ways Biden the Builder's dreams could end in tears too.
—Benjy Sarlin, NBC News, 11 Aug. 2022
That tends to end in tears.
—Vulture, 9 Mar. 2022
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“End in tears.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/end%20in%20tears. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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