Famous crocodile tears through the years

CROCODILE TEARS:; (NOUN) /ˈKRÄKƏˌDĪL TI(Ə)RZ/ A FALSE, INSINCERE DISPLAY OF EMOTION SUCH AS A HYPOCRITE CRYING FAKE TEARS OF GRIEF. THE PHRASE DERIVES FROM AN ANCIENT BELIEF THAT CROCODILES SHED TEARS WHILE CONSUMING THEIR PREY.