| 释义 |
tea and sympathy informal Kind and attentive behaviour towards someone who is upset or in trouble: they need a plan of action rather than tea and sympathy...- If we are to be successful in turning our Neets into Yums (young and upwardly mobile) a bit more ‘get on your bike’ and a bit less tea and sympathy might be in order.
- In that time, North Yorkshire County Council and ministers have offered them plenty of tea and sympathy - and the occasional promise to make the appalling traffic go away.
- If kids don't know the difference between right and wrong by the time they are 15 there's something seriously wrong with them or they need discipline not tea and sympathy.
See parent entry: tea |