crying shame, a
An unfortunate situation, as in It's a crying shame that Bob can't find a job. This term may well come from the now obsolete to cry shame upon, meaning “express vigorous disapproval or censure,” current from about 1600 to the mid-1800s.
Words nearby crying shame, a
cryanesthesia,
crybaby,
crybully,
cryesthesia,
crying,
crying shame, a,
crying towel,
crymo-,
crymodynia,
crymophilic,
crymophylactic