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What is the origin of 'Crocodile tears'? ... [Q] From Gareth Cook: When I used the phrase crocodile tears recently I was asked to provide a derivation. My dictionary is not very enlightening; can you help?
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It means the person is just faking crying, they aren't being sincerely sorry. It means an insincere display of grief.
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Dictionary: crocodile tears ... An insincere display of grief, as in When the play's star broke her leg, her understudy wept crocodile tears. This term comes from the mistaken notion that crocodiles weep while eating their prey, one held in ancient Roman times. ... What does the saying 'Crocodile tears' mean? Read answer...
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Use crocodile tears in a Sentence ... See web results for crocodile tears ... See images of crocodile tears...
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I have just seen Hillary Clinton and her former Yale law professor both in tears at a campaign rally here in my home state of Connecticut. Her tearful professor said how proud he was that his former student was likely to become our next President. ... Home » AIM Column » Hillary’s Crocodile Tears in Connecticut...
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Nov 8, 2007 1:28 PM 17,138 ... I don't know how Ellen treats her current writers, but I can tell you about how she treated the previous batch: ... Here's what I remember her saying: "I felt like I really reasserted myself in the industry last night."
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"Generally crocodile tears are pretty similar to human tears," said study co-author Kent Vliet of the University of Florida. ... Crocodile tears have been difficult to observe because the animals spend so much time in the water and are too aggressive to be trained to eat on land.
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Verizon's Crocodile Tears Mask a Threat to Democracy - The Huffington Post ... stumbleupon :Verizon's Crocodile Tears Mask a Threat to Democracy...
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This is why Verizon recently got away with blocking text messages that NARAL Pro-Choice America wanted to send to its members. They shouldn't. But don't tell that to Verizon. Verizon Is So Very Sorry; On Wednesday, New York State Assemblyman Richard ... The lawyers groveled before the Assemblyman and his colleagues.
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