tea and sympathy



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.
See also: and, sympathy, tea

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
IrjaEER-yahFinnish
Raz-Hebrew
Leeannlee-ANEnglish
Dionysia-Late Roman
SigmundZEEK-muwnt (German), SIG-mənd (English)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English
OdaO-dah (German)German, Ancient Germanic