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21crocodile tears — croc′odile tears n. pl. tears that are not real; a hypocritical show of grief • Etymology: 1555–65 …
22crocodile tears — /ˈkrɒkədaɪl tɪəz/ (say krokuhduyl tearz) plural noun 1. false or insincere tears, as the tears said to be shed by crocodiles over those they devour. 2. hypocritical show of sorrow …
23crocodile tears — noun plural Date: 1563 false or affected tears; also hypocritical sorrow …
24crocodile tears — croc|o|dile tears [ krakədaıl ,tırz ] noun plural sympathy or sadness that is not sincere …
25crocodile tears — Meaning Fake tears. Origin Crocodiles sometimes secrete a fluid from their eyes when they kill prey …
26crocodile tears — plural noun tears or expressions of sorrow that are insincere. Origin C16: said to be so named from a belief that crocodiles wept while devouring or luring their prey …
27crocodile tears — Affected tears, hypocritical sorrow, dissembled grief …
28crocodile tears — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. false show of emotion, put on, Academy Award performance, Hollywood performance …
29crocodile tears — UK [ˈkrɒkədaɪl ˌtɪə(r)z] / US [ˈkrɑkədaɪl ˌtɪrz] noun [plural] sympathy or sadness that is not sincere …
30shed crocodile tears — to show sadness that is not sincere. Political leaders shed crocodile tears while allowing the war to continue …
