An unfortunate situation, as in It's a crying shame that Bob can't find a job. This term may well come from the now obsolete to cry shame upon, meaning "express vigorous disapproval or censure," current from about 1600 to the
mid-1800s.
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An unfortunate situation, as in It's a crying shame that Bob can't find a job. This term may well come from the now obsolete to cry shame upon, meaning "express vigorous disapproval or censure," current from about 1600 to the
mid-1800s.
Did you mean: crying shame, a (Idiom), What a Crying Shame (1994 Album by The Mavericks), Crying Shame (Lyrics - Stray Cats), Crying Shame (Lyrics - Jack Johnson) More...
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