English Idioms
Saturday, October 30, 2010
A Crying Shame
This idiom is simply an idiomatic strengthening of the expression,
a shame
. That is, a disappointing fact.
Example: "It's a crying shame that the Yankees didn't advance to the World Series this year." This is to say, it is acutely disappointing.
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