• МОСКВА СЛЕЗАМ НЕ ВЕРИТ••
[saying]
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⇒ tears, complaints, repentance etc will not arouse sympathy, cannot wash away or justify a wrongdoing, are useless:
- ≈ Moscow doesn't believe in tears;
- tears won't help.
♦ "Физиономия у тебя больно бодрая". - "От характера". - "Ш-шутник". - "От положения. В моем положении только и шутить". - "В твоём положении плакать надо, Ромин". - "Москва слезам не верит" (Семёнов 1). "The expression on your face looks terribly cheerful." "That's my character " "You're a j-joker." "That's my situation. All one can do is joke in my situation." "In your situation you should be crying, Romin." "Moscow doesn't believe in tears" (1a)