dry one's eyes

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dry one's eyes (third-person singular simple present dries one's eyes, present participle drying one's eyes, simple past and past participle dried one's eyes)

1. (idiomatic) To cease crying.
   • 1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill., New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M. Hill Co., →OCLC:

     "Be careful!" cried the green girl. "The tears will fall on your green silk gown and spot it."
     So Dorothy dried her eyes and said, "I suppose we must try it; but I am sure I do not want to kill anybody, even to see Aunt Em again."

   • 2004, The Streets (lyrics and music), “Dry Your Eyes”, in A Grand Don't Come for Free:

     Dry your eyes mate
     I know you want to make her see how much this pain hurts
     But you've got to walk away now, it's over