a crying shame

Something that is problematic and inopportune. It's a crying shame that the car just died—I planned to give it to you some day.See also: crying, shame

crying shame

Fig. a very unfortunate situation; a real shame. It's a crying shame that people cannot afford adequate housing. That your father could not attend graduation was a crying shame.See also: crying, shame

crying shame, a

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. See also: crying

单词	a crying shame
释义	a crying shame a crying shame Something that is problematic and inopportune. It's a crying shame that the car just died—I planned to give it to you some day.See also: crying, shame crying shame Fig. a very unfortunate situation; a real shame. It's a crying shame that people cannot afford adequate housing. That your father could not attend graduation was a crying shame.See also: crying, shame crying shame, a 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. See also: crying
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