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don't cry for me, Argentina

don't cry for me, Argentina phrase: used to express that the speaker does not need sympathy or compassion.

Phrase

don't cry for me, Argentina

  1. (humorous, informal) Used to express that the speaker does not need sympathy or compassion.
    • My mother never baked cookies when we were growing up. She didn’t buy them either. Dad was a diabetic and we were supposed to be on diets. But when no one was home, one could always sneak upstairs to Mama Hinda and Papa Harry’s apartment. They weren’t diabetic and they didn’t diet either, so don’t...2007 July, Judy Bart Kancigor, Cooking Jewish: 532 Great Recipes from the Rabinowitz Family, New York, NY: Workman Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 458

Origin of don't cry for me, Argentina

Referring to the song Don't Cry for Me Argentina, written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice for the concept album Evita (1976) and later included in the musical of the same name (1978).

Questions about don't cry for me, Argentina

What does don't cry for me, Argentina mean?
Don't cry for me, Argentina means used to express that the speaker does not need sympathy or compassion.
What part of speech is don't cry for me, Argentina?
Don't cry for me, Argentina is a phrase.

Words near don't cry for me, Argentina in the dictionary

  1. don't count your chickens before they're hatched
  2. don't count your chickens before they've hatched
  3. don't count your chicks
  4. don't count your chicks before they hatch
  5. don't count your chicks before they're hatched
  6. don't cry for me, Argentina
  7. don't cry over spilled milk
  8. don't cut yourself on that edge
  9. don't diet, try it
  10. don't dip your pen in company ink
  11. don't do anything I wouldn't do

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