The swindler shed crocodile tears in court, but nobody felt sorry for him.
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Borrowed from the Western saying, based on the old belief that crocodiles weep while eating their prey. The usual verbs are 流 and 挤: 挤出几滴鳄鱼眼泪 "to squeeze out a few crocodile tears". A native equivalent is 猫哭老鼠 "the cat weeping for the mouse".
