Crocodile tears
Idiom / PhraseSSC PYQ × 4Meaning
False tears
हिंदी अर्थ
घड़ियाली आँसू बहाना
Example sentences
He shed crocodile tears over the loss he himself had caused.
Radhika saw through his crocodile tears at once.
Daily use: Uske aansoo sirf crocodile tears the, Radhika turant samajh gayi.
Memory trick · Prashant Sir
मगरमच्छ शिकार खाते समय आँसू बहाता दिखता है, पर दुख से नहीं। Crocodile tears यानी झूठे, दिखावटी आँसू — झूठी सहानुभूति।
A crocodile seems to shed tears while eating its prey, but not out of sorrow. Crocodile tears are false tears, a mere show of sympathy.
Exam note
Answer है false tears या insincere sorrow; hypocrisy और insincerity related हैं, genuine grief opposite।
The answer is 'false tears' or 'insincere sorrow'; hypocrisy and insincerity are related, and genuine grief is the opposite.