not shed a tear

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not shed a tear

Fig. not to show any emotion even when something is very sad. At his uncle's funeral, he didn't shed a tear. They never got along.

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When I heard he was murdered by a fellow inmate, let me put it this way: I did not shed a tear. Hey! That's my dad: former prosecutor's son recognizes his dad in old ... by Pudlow, Jan / Florida Bar News Having been forced to cut short his stint in the lucrative Indian Premier League in order to head to England, Gayle admitted before the second Test that he would not shed a tear if Test cricket was eventually abandoned in favour of one-day and Twenty20 competitions. Ponting promise for Ashes series; 'We'll make it tougher than Windies ... by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England) Having cut short his stint in the lucrative Indian Premier League to head to England, Gayle admitted before the second Test that he would not shed a tear if Test cricket was eventually abandoned in favour of one-day and Twenty20 competitions. Pointing: we'll put wind up England by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)			not let catch doing not let the grass grow under feet not lift a finger Not likely not long for this world not made of money not mince words not miss a beat not miss for the world not miss much not move a muscle Not much not much to look at Not on your life! Not on your nelly! not one iota not open mouth not out of the woods not place not put a foot wrong not put it past not right now, thanks not see the forest for the trees not see the wood for the trees not set foot somewhere not shed a tear not show face not sit well not sleep a wink not so hot not stand for it not stand the sight of not suffer fools not supposed to not take anything for granted not take kindly to not take no for an answer not tell a soul not the end of the world not the half of it not think twice about not to mention not to put too fine a point on it not to speak of not to touch a drop Not to worry not too shabby not touch with a ten-foot pole not trouble head about not up to scratch and not up to snuff not worth a damn			Not Safe For Humanity Not Safe for Kids Not Safe for Lunch Not Safe for Parents Not safe for school Not safe for work Not Safe for Work or School Not Safe In Taxis Not Safe while Eating not satisfying not scared not scene not scene not scene Not Scheduled Not Seasonally Adjusted not see the forest for the trees not see the wood for the trees not select not selective not sensitive to Not Separately Priced not seriously injured not set foot somewhere not settled not sharp not shed a tear not show face Not sign Not sign Not sign Not sign Not Signed In Not Significant Not Significant not similar not singular not sit well not skip a beat not sleep a wink not sleep a wink not sleep a wink not sleep a wink not so bad not so bad not so bad not so bad Not So Bad Distribution Not So Classic Rock Not So Fast Not So Fast My Friend Not So Frequently Asked Questions not so hot Not So Humble Opinion Not So Modern Drummer Not So Much not so much as

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