crocodile tears in English

noun
1
tears or expressions of sorrow that are insincere.
Some people thought his tears were crocodile tears .

Use "crocodile tears" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "crocodile tears" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "crocodile tears", or refer to the context using the word "crocodile tears" in the English Dictionary.

1. Crocodile tears

2. He shed crocodile tears.

3. Don't shed crocodile tears to me.

4. Your crocodile tears fool no body.

5. She shed crocodile tears over his death.

6. I think he was shedding crocodile tears.

7. You mean she was crying crocodile tears?

8. The woman cried crocodile tears at the news.

9. He showed his crocodile tears when aunt died.

10. The secretaries wept crocodile tears over the manager's dilemma.

11. Don't soften your heart; he was shedding crocodile tears.

12. The sight of George shedding crocodile tears made me sick.

13. Politicians shed crocodile tears over the plight of the unemployed.

14. My daughter already had crocodile tears sprounting in her eyes.

15. So much for the exiles' crocodile tears over Elian's removal.

16. Don't crocodile tears over his misfortune. I know you hate him.

17. Let's have no more politicians shedding crocodile tears for the unemployed.

18. She shed crocodile tears when she dismissed him for his job.

19. They were only crying crocodile tears at the old man's funeral.

20. The new king crocodile tears on hearing of his father's death.

21. She shed crocodile tears when she dismissed him from his job.

22. That is why we should regard Labour's albeit genuine crocodile tears as extremely salty.

23. Sometimes by tender lamentations and Bewailings, and sometimes by crocodile tears and amorous protestations

24. Listen to Bunt.’s single “Crocodile Tears” now!https://smarturl.it/BuntCrocodileTearsFollow Bunt:Instagram: https://smarturl.it/BuntInstagramFacebook: https:

25. He wept a few crocodile tears over his wife's death and then go married againat once.

26. She shed crocodile tears ( ie pretended to be sorry ) when she dismissed him from his job.

27. They weep crocodile tears for the poor, but are basically happy with things as they are.

28. They weep crocodile tears for the poor and disadvantaged but are basically happy with things as they are.

29. But far be it for us to shed crocodile tears over the bruised egos of our male counterparts.

30. You will notice phrases like crocodile tears, the elephant never forgets, and the ostrich burying its head in the sand.

31. Cozen is a verb meaning to trick, so Cozened means that the tears are done in deceit (crocodile tears), as for the use of the color indigo, indigo is a color that is similar to blue, but if you were to see indigo water, something would obviously be wrong.

32. After (a) while, Crocodile A playful way to say goodbye before a temporary parting, often preceded by "See you later, alligator." A: "See you later, alligator." B: "After a while, Crocodile." See also: after, Crocodile Crocodile tears A false, insincere, or hypocritical display of sadness or remorse

33. See: break down and cry Cried all the way to the bank, he/she cry (one) a river cry (one's) eyes out cry (one's) heart out cry all the way to the bank cry an ocean cry barley cry bloody murder cry crocodile tears cry down cry for the moon cry foul cry Hughie cry in (one's) beer cry like a baby cry like a banshee cry off cry on (one's) shoulder cry on