Assertion: idiom | /r/CapableOf | shed crocodile tears,"—meaning
Facets:
value: to express insincere sorrow
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: She also says that the phrase "to shed crocodile tears,"—meaning to express insincere sorrow—is similarly widespread in European languages, but is also used in Arabic, Swahili, Persian, Chinese, Mongolian, and several others.[citation needed]