Crocodile tears is not a disorder. It means the tears of someone who is not really crying, but is able to generate tears to appear to be crying.
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Yes, that is a metaphor. When someone says, "She cried crocodile tears," it's a metaphor, but if they were to say, "Hers were like crocodile tears," or "Her tears were as big as a crocodile's," then it would be a simile.
The most common one is "crocodile tears" which means fake tears; a crocodile is supposed to cry while eating.
The publishing company for Crocodile Tears is Penguin Group Inc.
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In the Alex Rider book, Crocodile Tears, there are 385 pages to the story.
Crocodile Tears - 2011 was released on: USA: March 2011
A FACT: Crocodiles cannot cry; they lack tear ducts. Yet this is a myth; Crocodiles possess lacrimal glands which secrete a proteinaceous fluid, just like in humans, though tears will only be visible after a crocodile is out of the water for a prolonged period of time, and dries out. However, while crocodiles can and do generate tears, this is solely a method of cleaning their eyes - they do not weep or cry for remorse. A PROVERB: Crocodile tears is false or insincere weeping, a hypocritical display of emotions. The expression comes from an ancient anecdote that crocodiles weep in order to lure their prey, or that they cry for the victims they are eating. They are fake tears.The allusion is to an old notion that crocodiles cry whilst eating their prey. Also, if out of the water for some time they weep to lubricate dry eyes. Crocodile tears are a way of expressing superficial sympathy form human beings. It is a way of expressing insincere remorse
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The song Girls Aloud by Crocodile Tears is about a lady who does not want to be fooled by boys.