tea and sympathy

(old-fashioned)

kindness and sympathy that you show to someone who is upset Sometimes people want practical advice and sometimes they just want tea and sympathy.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Serena	sə-REEN-ə (English), se-RE-nah (Italian)	English, Italian, Late Roman
Aslanbek	-	Chechen, Ossetian, Circassian
Tiziana	tee-TSYAH-nah	Italian
Anastasio	ah-nahs-TAH-zyo (Italian), ah-nahs-TAH-syo (Spanish)	Italian, Spanish
Eli	['i:lai]
Lewin	-	English (Rare)