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She said her mother in law was good at weeping crocodile tears. what did she mean by that?
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To weep crocodile tears is to put on an insincere show of sorrow
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'Crocodile tears' refers to insincere or fake displays of sorrow or grief. The phrase comes from the myth that crocodiles weep while devouring their prey. It describes someone pretending to be sad or sympathetic when they are not. Option A is correct - the key word is 'insincere.' Options B, C, and D are incorrect because they describe genuine emotion or unrelated concepts.