Meaning:
To express sorrow in an insincere way.
Examples:
- All the crocodile tears in the world won't convince me otherwise.
- Save the crocodile tears.
- So what we have today are crocodile tears!
- The Commission’s crocodile tears really are ridiculous.
- Don't drown in your crocodile tears.
- We do not need to weep crocodile tears: we need action.
- Spare me the crocodile tears, please.
- Don't be taken in by her crocodile tears.
- Don't listen to his crocodile tears.
- Don't be taken in by her crocodile tears.