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to weep crocodile tears

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  • weep crocodile tears — to show sadness that is not sincere. Political leaders shed crocodile tears while allowing the war to continue …   New idioms dictionary

  • Crocodile tears — For other uses, see Crocodile tears (disambiguation). Crocodile tears (or superficial sympathy) are a false or insincere display of emotion such as a hypocrite crying fake tears of grief. The phrase gives its name to crocodile tears syndrome, an… …   Wikipedia

  • crocodile — croc|o|dile [ˈkrɔkədaıl US ˈkra: ] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: cocodrille, from Latin crocodilus, from Greek, lizard, crocodile , from kroke small stone + drilos worm ] 1.) a large ↑reptile with a long mouth and many sharp teeth… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Tears — 250px|thumb|The tear system. A) Tear gland / Lacrimal glandB) Superior lacrimal punctum C) Superior lacrimal canal D) Tear sac / Lacrimal sac E) Inferior lacrimal punctum F) Inferior lacrimal canal G) Nasolacrimal canal Tears are the liquid… …   Wikipedia

  • tear — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun from the eyes ADJECTIVE ▪ angry, bitter, emotional ▪ There were angry tears in Lily s eyes. ▪ happy ▪ burning, f …   Collocations dictionary

  • crocodiletears — crocodile tears pl.n. An insincere display of grief; false tears.   [From the belief that crocodiles weep either to lure a victim or when eating one.] * * * …   Universalium

  • tear — I /tiy(r)/ n. drop of the fluid secreted by the lacrimal gland 1) to shed a tear 2) to weep (bitter) tears 3) bitter tears 4) tears flowed, rolled, streamed down their cheeks 5) tears welled up in my eyes 6) (misc.) crocodile ( false ) tears; to… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • larme — [ larm ] n. f. • XIIIe; lairme 1050; lat. lacrima 1 ♦ Goutte de liquide transparent et salé sécrété par les glandes lacrymales, baignant la conjonctive de l œil et des paupières et qui s écoule de l œil lors d une sécrétion accrue, sous l effet d …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • snivel — v 1. snuffle, sniffle, sniff, snuff. 2. weep, blubber, cry, sob, boohoo, whine, whimper, mewl, pule. 3. run at the nose, drip at the nose, Inf. have a runny or running nose, Inf. have the sniffles. n 4. whining, whimpering, mewling, puling,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • A Planet for the President — infobox Book | name = A Planet for the President title orig = translator = image caption = author = Alistair Beaton cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Political, Satire, Dystopian novel publisher =… …   Wikipedia

  • Lanrick Castle — Der Haupteingang von Lanrick Castle Lanrick Castle war ein Schloss bei Stirling in Schottland am rechten Ufer des Flusses Teith. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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