crying shame

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crying shame

Fig. a very unfortunate situation; a real shame. It's a crying shame that people cannot afford adequate housing. That your father could not attend graduation was a crying shame.

See also: crying, shame

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Crying Shame is to be launched at Waterstones in Nuneaton on Thursday from 6. Tenth book milestone for Nuneaton author; CELEBRATION: Writer's ... by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England) Former Labour MP Tam Dalyell, the ex-father of the House of Commons, said last night: "It would be a crying shame if 45 people cannot be found to put their heads above the parapet to give the party a choice of leader. 'We must get vote on leader' by The Mirror (London, England) But fans will think it a crying shame that the premier clubs and the RFU cannot bring themselves to reach an agreement to keep alive their most popular tournament. Such a shame by The Journal (Newcastle, England)			crush in crush on crush out of crush to crush up crushed by crust crutch cry cry all the way to the bank cry before one is hurt cry bloody murder cry eyes out cry for cry heart out cry in beer cry like a baby cry oneself to sleep cry out cry out for cry over cry over spilled milk cry wolf crying crying need crying shame crystal cuckoo cucumber cud cuddle cuddle up cuddle up with a book cue cue in cuff cull out of culminate in culturally culturally advantaged culturally deprived culture culture vulture cup cup hands together cupboard cupboard love curdle curdle blood cure cure of			crying eyes out crying eyes out crying eyes out crying eyes out crying for the moon crying for the moon crying for the moon crying for the moon crying foul crying foul crying foul crying foul crying heart out crying heart out crying heart out crying heart out Crying in Disgrace Crying It Out Crying My Eyes Out crying need crying off crying off crying off crying off crying out for crying out for crying out for crying out for Crying Out Loud Crying Real Big Tears crying shame crying stinking fish crying stinking fish crying stinking fish crying stinking fish crying uncle crying uncle crying up crying up crying up crying up crying vital capacity crying vital capacity Crying With Laughter Crying wolf Crying wolf Crying wolf CRYIS CRYJ Crylic Crylic Cryllic Cryllic Cryllic alphabet Cryllic alphabet CRYM Crymea Crymea crymo- crymo- crymodynia

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