crying oneself to sleep
泣寝入り
なきねいり
Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive
1.
crying oneself to sleep
2.
giving up in frustration, accepting meekly, being compelled to accept a situation
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泣き寝入りするしかない状況だった。
It was a situation where there was no choice but to accept it meekly.
彼女は理不尽な要求に泣き寝入りせず、最後まで自分の意見を主張した。
She did not meekly accept the unreasonable demands and asserted her opinion until the very end.
子供は悲しくて、泣き寝入りしてしまった。
The child was sad and cried themselves to sleep.
消費者は、企業の不当な対応に泣き寝入りすることなく、声を上げるべきだ。
Consumers should speak up against unfair corporate practices instead of meekly accepting them.
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