take out an onion | Idiomator

Meaning: (idiomatic)Suggests that the performer of the action is not sincere in their grief.2010August 6, Jonathan Wheatley, “Brazil’s TV debate: ports, rates and Lula’s shadow”, inThe Financial Times:He’s almosttaking out an onionnow as he remembers his father and his own early struggles.2011December 11, DJ Taylor, “Clichés - We're all in them together”, inThe Independent:"I don't want the next generation to misunderstand history" Mr Chea told a packed court, no doubttaking out an onionas he did so. "I don't want them to believe the Khmer Rouge were bad people, war criminals."2012January 21, Andrew Gilligan, “Ken Livingstone: new health concerns as multiple personality disorder detected”, inThe Daily Telegraph:I sympathise, of course, (takes out onion) with Ken’s own experience of how hard it is to find employment, in a particularly tough job market for embittered old lefties.

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