(sob stories)
You describe what someone tells you about their own or someone else’s difficulties as a ~ when you think that they have told you about it in order to get your sympathy.
Any ~ moved Jarvis to generosity.
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(sob stories)
You describe what someone tells you about their own or someone else’s difficulties as a ~ when you think that they have told you about it in order to get your sympathy.
Any ~ moved Jarvis to generosity.
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012