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
Ronda	RAHN-də	English
Mattie	MAT-ee	English
AbigÉL	AW-bee-gayl	Hungarian
Shaw (2)	SHAW	Scottish
RiŠO	-	Slovak
Xenocrates	zi-NAH-krə-teez (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized)