cry down
verb
- decry, express low opinion of
Wiktionary
verb
- Publicly to forbid or suppress (something).
- To condemn, disparage.
“‘I, for my part, don't want to cry Sir Robert down, though he does not deal at my shop.’”
- To cry until it is tired.
“‘I, for my part, don't want to cry Sir Robert down, though he does not deal at my shop.’”