The child wasn't really hurt, but she shed crocodile tears anyway.
•He thought he could get his way if he cried crocodile tears.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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
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
cry me a river — you can cry a lot but you will not get my sympathy, crocodile tears When he complained about how much he had to pay his chauffeur, I said, Cry me a river, guy … English idioms
Крокодил нильский — ? Нильский крокодил Нильские крокодилы на ферме «Le Bonheur» (ЮАР) Научная классификация Царство: Животные Тип: Хордовые Подтип … Википедия
Нильский крокодил — Нильские крокодилы на ферме «Le Bonheur» (ЮАР) … Википедия
Crying — Cry redirects here. For other uses, see Cry (disambiguation). This article is about the human shedding of tears. For other uses, see Crying (disambiguation). A toddler crying … Wikipedia
tear — tear1 W3S3 [tıə US tır] n 1.) [C usually plural] a drop of salty liquid that comes out of your eye when you are crying ▪ The children were all in tears . ▪ She came home in floods of tears . ▪ I could see that Sam was close to tears . ▪ Bridget… … Dictionary of contemporary English
tear — 1 noun 1 (C) a drop of salty liquid that flows from your eye when you are crying: Tears just rolled down his face. | tear stained cheeks | (be) in tears (=crying): My wife actually broke down in tears telling me. | burst into tears (=suddenly… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Llanto — Una niña llorando. El término llanto en general describe cuando alguien derrama lágrimas en reacción a un estado emocionado. La acción de llorar se ha definido como un fenómeno secretomotor complejo que es caracterizado por derramar lágrimas del… … Wikipedia Español
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
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
