a sob story

a sad story that someone tells you about themselves in order to make you feel sympathy for them She told me some sob story about not having enough money to go and see her father who was ill.

See cry heart out

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Babbage	[bə'beidʒ]
Kimbra	KIM-brə	English (Rare)
Piia	PEE:-ah	Finnish
PÀL	-	Scottish
Iona	[ai'əunə]
Yaw	-	Western African, Akan