sob story

• История или рассказ, предназначенный для того, чтобы вызвать у людей сочувствие или жалость, часто преувеличенный или манипулятивный.

A story or account intended to make people feel sympathy or pity, often exaggerated or manipulative.

1. A sad story told for sympathyB2informal

   A story or account of personal misfortune, often exaggerated or told to gain pity or sympathy from others.

   Жалобная история

   • He told me a long sob story about losing his job to borrow money.
   • I'm tired of hearing her sob story every time she makes a mistake.
   • The beggar gave a sob story about his sick mother to get more donations.