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minus-squaredave@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·9 months agoAll good points—did you mean “tiny violin mode”, or have I been misunderstanding that song for a long time?
minus-squareSatanicNotMessianic@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·9 months agoNo, they mean the same thing, at least in my familiarity with the phrases. “Cry me a river” means that I don’t care to hear about their complaints, even if their tears were enough to fill a river, because I think they’re not legitimate.
minus-squareFuglyDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·9 months ago“Cry me a river, build a bridge, and get over it.” Is a favorite expression.
minus-squarewaz@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·9 months agoI always liked the similar variation: “Cry me a river, build a bridge and jump off it.”
minus-squareFuglyDuck@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoOoo. I’m going to to have to steal this. For variation,
minus-squareSleepingTower@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·9 months agoCould be both: “I will now play ‘Cry me a river’ on the world’s tiniest violin.”
All good points—did you mean “tiny violin mode”, or have I been misunderstanding that song for a long time?
No, they mean the same thing, at least in my familiarity with the phrases. “Cry me a river” means that I don’t care to hear about their complaints, even if their tears were enough to fill a river, because I think they’re not legitimate.
“Cry me a river, build a bridge, and get over it.” Is a favorite expression.
I always liked the similar variation: “Cry me a river, build a bridge and jump off it.”
Ooo.
I’m going to to have to steal this. For variation,
Could be both: “I will now play ‘Cry me a river’ on the world’s tiniest violin.”