crocodile tears
Example Sentences
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The secret killers shedding crocodile tears over breakfast of smoked salmon!
From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2025
Meanwhile, he and MLB commissioner Rob Manfred shed crocodile tears over the lack of fan support in Oakland.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2024
"We won't wait for the accident which is about to happen to see everyone shed crocodile tears ... safety should be on the front line," wrote the rail workers' union.
From Reuters ● Mar. 6, 2023
We should, however, expect elected officials not to fall for his whale-sized crocodile tears.
From Slate ● Feb. 3, 2023
Her lamentations and crocodile tears certainly were not.
From Castles in the Air by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy
