crying shame

Language: en

Meaning: (idiomatic)A situation that is considered to be adisgrace, ordeplorable.It's acrying shamethat so much money has been wasted on this pointless political campaign.1961,Xavier Herbert,Soldiers' Women, Netley, SA: Fontana Books, published1978, page346:[T]hese brothels continued to be thecrying shameof the community.

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