Sob story

/sˈɒb stˈɔːɹɪ/

/sˈɑːb stˈoːɹi/

Sob story

a story told in order to gain the sympathy of other people, particularly one that seems to be fake

synonyms : sob stuff

Examples

1. Ahmed gave WEINBERG a Sob Story, that his life was RUINED, and then added he was going to start OVER.