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."
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."