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crocodile tears::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | hypocrisy, lip service |
the secretaries wept crocodile tears over the manager's dilemma.
politicians shed crocodile tears over the plight of the unemployed.
Examples of crocodile tears
crocodile tears
Forgive my cynical laughter, and the contempt I feel for fiscal crocodile tears.
From the economist.com
More meaningless corporate crocodile tears courtesy of Toyota Motor Corporation.
From the latimes.com
To be sure, nobody is crying crocodile tears for insurance companies or big banks.
From the washingtonpost.com
Still, Moscow was holding every other bilateral issue hostage to its crocodile tears.
From the newsweek.com
But most sickening of all is their hypocritical display of crocodile tears.
From the world.time.com
Politicians love to cry crocodile tears about how hard it is to cut government spending.
From the washingtontimes.com
They didn't even bother to count the dead, never mind shedding crocodile tears about them.
From the guardian.co.uk
Crocodile tears have been shed over Acura's decision not to offer a manual transmission.
From the post-gazette.com
President Obama shed his crocodile tears for the latest group of victims.
From the infowars.com
