Cry me a river, build a bridge, and get over it.

The line is a blunt, dismissive retort to someone perceived as overcomplaining or seeking sympathy. It fuses three idioms—“cry me a river” (your tears are excessive), “build a bridge,” and “get over it” (move on)—into a single escalation from mockery to instruction. As a piece of vernacular rhetoric, it signals impatience with grievance and a preference for self-reliance: if you’re upset, stop performing the hurt and take practical steps to move past it. Its punch comes from piling clichés into a rhythmic, almost taunting sequence that closes off further debate.