faire pleurer dans les chaumières

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fɛʁ plœ.ʁe dɑ̃ le ʃo.mjɛʁ/
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Verb

faire pleurer dans les chaumières

  1. (derogatory) to elicit sympathy by being overdramatic and playing to people's feelings, to be tearjerking
    Synonym: faire pleurer Margot
    une histoire à faire pleurer dans les chaumières ― a sob story
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