noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
tear
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You will notice phrases like crocodile tears , the elephant never forgets, and the ostrich burying its head in the sand.
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That is why we should regard Labour's albeit genuine crocodile tears as extremely salty.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And I don't like life on your crocodile isle.
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Even the apparent eating of children provokes a shudder of revulsion, as in the habits of the Nile crocodile .
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It looked like a dragon, or some type of crocodile .
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Some guides and camp managers claim to know safe swimming spots, others say the crocodiles know them too.
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Typical reptiles include snakes, lizards, tortoises, turtles and crocodiles.