- weep crocodile tears
- to show sadness that is not sincere.
Political leaders shed crocodile tears while allowing the war to continue.
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Crocodile tears — For other uses, see Crocodile tears (disambiguation). Crocodile tears (or superficial sympathy) are a false or insincere display of emotion such as a hypocrite crying fake tears of grief. The phrase gives its name to crocodile tears syndrome, an… … Wikipedia
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Tears — 250px|thumb|The tear system. A) Tear gland / Lacrimal glandB) Superior lacrimal punctum C) Superior lacrimal canal D) Tear sac / Lacrimal sac E) Inferior lacrimal punctum F) Inferior lacrimal canal G) Nasolacrimal canal Tears are the liquid… … Wikipedia
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crocodiletears — crocodile tears pl.n. An insincere display of grief; false tears. [From the belief that crocodiles weep either to lure a victim or when eating one.] * * * … Universalium
tear — I /tiy(r)/ n. drop of the fluid secreted by the lacrimal gland 1) to shed a tear 2) to weep (bitter) tears 3) bitter tears 4) tears flowed, rolled, streamed down their cheeks 5) tears welled up in my eyes 6) (misc.) crocodile ( false ) tears; to… … Combinatory dictionary
larme — [ larm ] n. f. • XIIIe; lairme 1050; lat. lacrima 1 ♦ Goutte de liquide transparent et salé sécrété par les glandes lacrymales, baignant la conjonctive de l œil et des paupières et qui s écoule de l œil lors d une sécrétion accrue, sous l effet d … Encyclopédie Universelle
snivel — v 1. snuffle, sniffle, sniff, snuff. 2. weep, blubber, cry, sob, boohoo, whine, whimper, mewl, pule. 3. run at the nose, drip at the nose, Inf. have a runny or running nose, Inf. have the sniffles. n 4. whining, whimpering, mewling, puling,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
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