"cry in one's beer" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1940 June 16, Frederick C. Othman, “Here's Film Director Who Says War Helps Business”, in St. Petersburg Times, US, retrieved 2011-07-15, page 21",
          "text": "It was a pleasure to talk to a movie producer who wasn't crying in his beer over what the European war has done to the picture business.",
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          "ref": "1956 July 27, Harris Powers, “The Circus Gets In One's Blood”, in Sarasota Journal, US, retrieved 2011-07-15, page 4",
          "text": "He was bitter about the whole thing, but he wasn't crying in his beer.",
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          "ref": "2003 April 17, Ian O'Connor, “Alcohol puts a damper on fun and games”, in USA Today, retrieved 2011-07-15",
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        "To feel sorry for oneself; to feel sadness or regret, especially in combination with self-pity."
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        "(idiomatic) To feel sorry for oneself; to feel sadness or regret, especially in combination with self-pity."
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        {
          "word": "drown one's sorrows"
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          "word": "cry into one's beer"
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          "word": "weep in one's beer"
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "feel sorry for oneself",
          "word": "垂頭喪氣"
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        {
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "chuítóusàngqì",
          "sense": "feel sorry for oneself",
          "word": "垂头丧气"
        },
        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "feel sorry for oneself",
          "word": "itkeä kaljaansa"
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          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "plákatʹsja",
          "sense": "feel sorry for oneself",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
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          "word": "пла́каться"
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        "To feel sorry for oneself; to feel sadness or regret, especially in combination with self-pity."
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        "(idiomatic) To feel sorry for oneself; to feel sadness or regret, especially in combination with self-pity."
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "feel sorry for oneself",
      "word": "垂頭喪氣"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chuítóusàngqì",
      "sense": "feel sorry for oneself",
      "word": "垂头丧气"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "feel sorry for oneself",
      "word": "itkeä kaljaansa"
    },
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      "roman": "plákatʹsja",
      "sense": "feel sorry for oneself",
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