"end in tears" meaning in English

See end in tears in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: ends in tears [present, singular, third-person], ending in tears [participle, present], ended in tears [participle, past], ended in tears [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*|head=end in tears}} end in tears (third-person singular simple present ends in tears, present participle ending in tears, simple past and past participle ended in tears)
  1. To end badly.
    Sense id: en-end_in_tears-en-verb-wBRhNcw1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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