crocodil Idiom, Proverb

crocodile tears

a show of sorrow that is not really felt He cried crocodile tears when he discovered that he couldn

shed crocodile tears

Idiom(s): shed crocodile tears AND cry crocodile tears

Theme: DECEPTION

to shed false tears; to pretend that one is weeping.
• The child wasn't hurt, but she shed crocodile tears anyway.
• He thought he could get his way if he cried crocodile tears.

cry crocodile tears

crocodile tears|crocodile|tear|tears

n. Pretended grief; a show of sorrow that is not really felt. When his rich uncle died, leaving him his money, John shed crocodile tears. (From the old legend that crocodiles make weeping sounds to attract victims and then shed tears while eating them.)

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