crying shame

Fig. a very unfortunate situation; a real shame. It's a crying shame that people cannot afford adequate housing. That your father could not attend graduation was a crying shame.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Jaylen	JAY-lən (American), JAY-lin (English)	African American (Modern), English (Modern)
Hristina	-	Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian
Stu	STOO, STYOO	English
Anatoly	ah-nah-TO-leey	Russian
Ejiroghene	-	Western African, Urhobo
Leif	LAYF	Swedish, Norwegian, Danish