Talk poor mouth

Poor - mouth / Cry poor house


Piangere miseria

Meanings
To deny one's wealth; to depreciate one's assets
Examples
Don't talk poor mouth with me: I know you won the lotto
Non venire qui a piangere miseria: lo so che hai vinto alla lotteria
My sister is a spendthrift: she spends all her money buying clothes and then she cries poor house with me
Mia sorella ha le mani bucate: spende tutto lo stipendio in abiti e poi viene da me a piangere miseria
He's never satisfied: he cries poor house even though he is drawing down $ 150,000 a year
Non si accontenta mai: piange miseria nonostante guadagni 150.000 Euro all'anno