For each of the following sentences four alternatives are given. You are required to choose the correct meaning of the idiom or phrase given or underlined in the sentence. Do not imagine that Dharmendra is really sorry that his wife died. Those are only crocodile tears.

• A. Mild regret
• B. Tears a crocodile
• C. Pretended sorrow
• D. A weeping crocodile

Answer: (C)