cry all the way to the bank

verb

To be happy due to the receipt of money, but sad about the cause.

“When his rich aunt died, he was crying all the way to the bank.”

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Meanings

verbcry all the way to the bank (third-person singular simple present cries all the way to the bank, present participle crying all the way to the bank, simple past and past participle cried all the way to the bank)

present singular third person cries all the way to the bank · participle present crying all the way to the bank · participle past cried all the way to the bank · past cried all the way to the bank

  1. idiomaticTo be happy due to the receipt of money, but sad about the cause.

    When his rich aunt died, he was crying all the way to the bank.

  2. idiomaticTo be unconcerned with criticism due to financial success.
Cite this entry
APA

cry all the way to the bank. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cry%20all%20the%20way%20to%20the%20bank

MLA

“cry all the way to the bank.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cry%20all%20the%20way%20to%20the%20bank. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cry all the way to the bank,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cry%20all%20the%20way%20to%20the%20bank.

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