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crocodile tears

/ˈkrɒkədaɪl tɪəz/

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phrase

/ˈkrɒkədaɪl tɪəz/B2informal
  • ruФраза, описывающая фальшивые или неискренние проявления печали или горя, когда кто-то притворно плачет или показывает эмоции, не испытывая их на самом деле.

A phrase describing fake or insincere expressions of sadness or grief, where someone pretends to cry or show emotion without actually feeling it.

  1. Fake sadnessB2informal

    An expression of sorrow that is insincere or pretended.

    ruКрокодиловы слезы

    • She shed crocodile tears when she heard the news, but everyone knew she was happy.
    • The politician's crocodile tears during the speech fooled no one.
    • He cried crocodile tears over his lost job, but he had already found a better one.