crocodile tears

المعنى

pretended sadness or regret that is not sincere

حزن أو ندم مصطنع غير صادق.

أمثلة

1. 1Those were crocodile tears; he started laughing the moment the teacher turned away.
2. 2She shed crocodile tears over the broken cup, although she had deliberately dropped it.
3. 3Her crocodile tears stopped as soon as she got the toy; she grinned and admitted she'd been pretending.
4. 4I recognised the apology as crocodile tears; he'd already boasted about deliberately ruining my entry.
5. 5Don't be fooled by his crocodile tears; he rehearsed that sad face before asking for his present back.

القواعد

تعبير جمع: crocodile tears. يأتي كثيرا بعد shed أو cry؛ وتبقى crocodile مفردة.

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