Sob story
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snyfthistoria, tårfylld historia
a story told in order to gain the sympathy of other people, particularly one that seems to be fake
Exempel
She tried to win the competition with a sob story about her hardships, but the judges saw through it.
Hon försökte vinna tävlingen med en sorglig historia om sina svårigheter, men domarna genomskådade det.
The politician 's sob story about his humble beginnings failed to sway voters who were more interested in his policies.
Politikerns sorgliga historia om hans blygsamma början lyckades inte övertala väljarna som var mer intresserade av hans politik.
