PRETENDif someone shedscrocodile tears, they seem sad, sorry, or upset, but they do not really feel this way 鳄鱼的眼泪,假慈悲
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crocodile tears• So much for the exiles' crocodile tears over Elian's removal.• That is why we should regard Labour's albeit genuinecrocodile tears as extremely salty.• You will notice phrases like crocodile tears, the elephant never forgets, and the ostrichburying its head in the sand.• But far be it for us to shed crocodile tears over the bruisedegos of our malecounterparts.• They weepcrocodile tears for the poor and disadvantaged, but are basically happy with things as they are.