crocodile tears

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crocodile tears

pl.n.

An insincere display of grief; false tears.

[From the belief that crocodiles weep either to lure a victim or when eating one.]

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crocodile tears

pl n

an insincere show of grief; false tears

[from the belief that crocodiles wept over their prey to lure further victims]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

croc′odile tears`

n.pl.

tears that are not real; a hypocritical show of grief.

[1555–65]

crocodile tears

An insincere display of grief or sympathy; from the old idea that a crocodile wept to lure victims.

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Noun

crocodile tears - a hypocritical display of sorrow; false or insincere weeping; "the secretaries wept crocodile tears over the manager's dilemma"; "politicians shed crocodile tears over the plight of the unemployed"

hypocrisy, lip service - an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction

Translations

دُموع التّمـاسيح

krokodýlí slzy

krokodilletårer

Krokodilstränen

krokotiilinkyyneleet

krokodilkönnyek

hræsnistárkrókódílatárkrókódílstáruppgerðarhryggð

lacrime di coccodrillo doppia fila

krokodilo ašaros

krokodilletårer

krokodyle łzy

lágrimas de crocodilo

krokodílie slzy

sahte gözyaşlarıyalancıktan ağlama

假哭假慈悲

crocodile tears

npl → lacrime fpl di coccodrillo

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

crocodile

(ˈkrokədail) noun

a large reptile found in the rivers of Asia, Africa, South America and northern Australia.

crocodile tears

pretended tears of grief.

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President Mnangagwa and his Zanu-PF party should do this or forever forget pointing a finger at Mugabe because they both belong to the same kiln.Let the Crocodile and his supporters regret the deaths as those will be crocodile tears.