cry barley

To call for a truce, typically in a children's game. Don't cry barley now, you wuss! Let's keep playing Red Rover! You only want to cry barely because you're losing—that's not fair! Would you two cry barley before one of you gets hurt?

See also: cry

See also:

cry (one's) heart out
cry heart out
cry your heart out
cry eyes out
cry one's eyes out
cry one's eyes out, to
cry your eyes out
cry
cry (one's) eyes out
cry buckets

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