| "Poor baby!" |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Jul 2025 |
| "Cry me a river" |
USA Today |
11 Apr 2025 |
| "What a shame," sarcastically |
Wall Street Journal |
28 May 2024 |
| "Play that little violin for me" |
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| [Violin emoji] |
New York Times |
16 Feb 2024 |
| Mocking response to whining |
New York Times |
13 Aug 2021 |
| Sarcastic "What a shame" |
LA Times Daily |
23 Jun 2018 |
| Sarcastic 'What a shame' |
The Washington Post |
23 Jun 2018 |
| Sarcastic "What a shame" |
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| Unsympathetic response to a complainer |
New York Times |
26 Jun 2016 |
| 'Cry me a river!' |
New York Times |
12 Jun 2016 |
| Unsympathetic response to a complainer |
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| "Cry me a river!" |
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| Sarcastic cry of sympathy |
Premier Sunday |
26 Jul 2015 |
| 'Puh-leeze, save the tears' |
New York Times |
31 Jan 2015 |
| Sarcastic cry of sympathy |
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| "Puh-leeze, save the tears" |
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