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/krˈɑkədˌaɪl tɛrz/ Listen

Crocodile tears

noun

A hypocritical display of sorrow; false or insincere weeping. "Politicians shed crocodile tears over the plight of the unemployed"

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"Crocodile tears" Quotes from Famous Books

... people! You knew the little runt couldn't keep his hands off—you knew he'd be so darned righteous he'd make all the trouble he could for other people, because he hasn't got nerve enough to do anything wrong himself. You couldn't keep it to yourself, for all your promises and your crocodile tears! I ought to have known better than trust you with anything. But I'll tell you one thing more, you two nasty nice creatures that are worse than scrawling snakes—I'll tell you this: It won't do you one particle of good to set the police after Jack. So go ahead and tell, and be just as ...

— The Lookout Man • B. M. Bower

Words linked to "Crocodile tears" : lip service, hypocrisy