- It's a crying shame!
- something that you say when you think a situation is wrong.
It's a crying shame that she only gets one month's maternity leave.
(often + that)
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It's a crying shame!
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Crying Shame — Single by Michael Johnson from the album That s That Released 1987 Genre Country Length … Wikipedia
crying shame — If something is a crying shame, it is very sad or unfortunate. It s a crying shame that some families cannot afford lunch for their children … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
crying shame — noun A situation that is considered to be a disgrace, or deplorable. Its a crying shame that so much money has been wasted on this pointless political campaign … Wiktionary
crying shame — See a crying shame … English idioms
it's a crying shame — it is a great misfortune. It s a crying shame when someone has worked hard and then loses everything because of someone else s dishonesty … New idioms dictionary
What a Crying Shame — Infobox Album Name = What a Crying Shame Type = studio Artist = The Mavericks Released = February 1, 1994 Recorded = Genre = Country Length = 39:44 Label = MCA Nashville Producer = Don Cook Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|5|5… … Wikipedia
a crying shame — a situation that makes you feel sad or disappointed It s a crying shame [=it s upsetting to me] that movies are often so violent these days. It d be a crying shame to miss the beginning of the show. • • • Main Entry: ↑crying a crying shame see ↑ … Useful english dictionary
(a) crying shame — a crying shame phrase used for emphasizing how bad or unfair something is It’s a crying shame the way they’ve treated him! Thesaurus: unfairsynonym ways of emphasizing how bad something issynonym Main entry … Useful english dictionary
(be) a crying shame — be a crying ˈshame idiom (informal) used to emphasize that you think sth is extremely bad or shocking • It s a crying shame to waste all that food. Main entry: ↑cryingidiom … Useful english dictionary
a crying shame — a sad event, it is too bad It s a crying shame that they didn t have fire insurance … English idioms
