English · Idiom Historical

to cry up

Preserved but no longer current.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To praise loudly and publicly. To cry wolf. See WOLF.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Khen ngợi lớn tiếng và công khai

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Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)

Sources & notes

Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.

Topics: Historical slang (1800s)

Common questions

What does “to cry up” mean?

To praise loudly and publicly. To cry wolf. See WOLF.

Is “to cry up” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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