If you say that something cries out for a particular thing or action, you mean that it needs that thing or action very much.
This is a disgraceful state of affairs and cries out for a thorough investigation.
PHRASAL VERB: V P P n
If you say that something cries out for a particular thing or action, you mean that it needs that thing or action very much.
This is a disgraceful state of affairs and cries out for a thorough investigation.
PHRASAL VERB: V P P n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012