crocodile tears

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Meanwhile, he and MLB commissioner Rob Manfred shed crocodile tears over the lack of fan support in Oakland.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2024

"We won't wait for the accident which is about to happen to see everyone shed crocodile tears ... safety should be on the front line," wrote the rail workers' union.

From Reuters • Mar. 6, 2023

We should, however, expect elected officials not to fall for his whale-sized crocodile tears.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2023

Some of us suspected this was a gush of crocodile tears.

From Washington Post • Sep. 23, 2021

If there be such things as crocodile tears, perhaps there may also be crocodile wishes, of which this would seem to be one.

From George Washington by Thayer, William Roscoe