it's a crying shame

it's a crying shame

It 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
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

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
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • be a crying shame
  • a crying shame
  • crying shame
  • crying shame, a
  • shame
  • for crying in a bucket
  • for crying out loud
  • For crying out loud!
  • crying drunk
  • cry for
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