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shed crocodile tears
(redirected from cry crocodile tears)

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shed crocodile tears and cry crocodile tears
Fig. to shed false tears; to pretend that one is weeping. The child wasn't really hurt, but she shed crocodile tears anyway. He thought he could get his way if he cried crocodile tears.
See also: shed, tear

shed/weep crocodile tears
to show sadness that is not sincere
Usage notes: Some stories say that crocodiles cry while they are eating what they have attacked.
Political leaders shed crocodile tears while allowing the war to continue.
See also: shed, tear


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Politicians make me sick when they hide behind the bravery of the armed forces, cry crocodile tears and spout patriotic rhetoric, and then with one of their other faces spend millions on lawyers to attack and reduce the compensation of the wounded.
Someone from New Orleans isn't likely to cry crocodile tears if you go on about Eugene's pothole problem or how much you miss Icky's Teahouse.
Bush, Tony Blair, and other Western leaders as they wring their hands and cry crocodile tears over Saddam's many victims.
 
 
 
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