end in tears
Finish with crying
End in tears is a warning that something will turn out badly, usually said about plans or situations that seem ill-advised from the start.
The phrase often carries a tone of prediction or resignation: I told her that relationship would end in tears.
It suggests emotional fallout rather than mere failure—someone will be hurt or disappointed.
- cryingEmotional tear release
- sadEmotionally low
- miserableWretchedly unhappy, dejected
- weepingShedding tears audibly
- regretSorrow over past actions
heartbreak · fall apart · fall to pieces · train wreck · failure · go south · unravel · crash and burn · sorrow · broken heart · bite the dust · go awry · grief · come to grief · doomed · recipe for disaster · cautionary tale · disillusionment