Crocodile Tears (Noun)
Meaning
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".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The politician's crocodile tears during the press conference fooled no one, as her actions contradicted her words.
- She was known for her talent in shedding crocodile tears to get out of trouble whenever she got caught misbehaving.
- The businessman wept crocodile tears in front of the judge, but everyone in the courtroom knew he was only sorry he got caught.
- Her friends weren't buying the crocodile tears she was crying over her supposedly broken heart, since she had been seen flirting with someone else just the night before.
- The corporate executives were accused of shedding crocodile tears over the employees they laid off, considering the huge bonuses they had given themselves just months prior.