crocodile tear | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)A tear shedinsincerely, in a false display ofsorrowor some otheremotion.1877,Charles Reade, chapter 2, inA Woman-Hater‎[1]:At last he contrived to squeeze out one of his little hysterical tears, and drop it on her hand. Now, the girl was not butter, like some of her sex; far from it: but neither was she wood—indeed, she was not old enough for that—so thiscrocodile tearwon her for the time being.; (idiomatic,in theplural)A display oftearsthat isforcedorfalse.1864,Anthony Trollope, chapter 19, inCan You Forgive Her?:And in all her letters since, she had spoken of her aunt as a silly, vain, worldly woman, weepingcrocodile tears, for an old husband whose death had released her from the tedium of his company.

Examples:

EN: Can I see a crocodile tear?
ES: ¿Veo lágrimas de cocodrilo?
EN: Oh, crocodile tear doesn't excuse your poor planning, Miss Kessler.
ES: Las lágrimas de cocodrilo no le servirán, señorita Kessler.
ID: Air mata buayamu takkan membantu perencanaanmu yang buruk, Nn.

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