"don't cry for me, Argentina" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-don't cry for me, Argentina.wav
Etymology: Referring to the song Don't Cry for Me Argentina, written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice for the concept album Evita (1976) and later included in the musical of the same name (1978). Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} don't cry for me, Argentina
  1. (informal, humorous) Used to express that the speaker does not need sympathy or compassion. Wikipedia link: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don't Cry for Me Argentina, Evita (album), Evita (musical), Tim Rice Tags: humorous, informal
    Sense id: en-don't_cry_for_me,_Argentina-en-phrase-R5c2Fou6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English imperative sentences, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "2007 July, Judy Bart Kancigor, Cooking Jewish: 532 Great Recipes from the Rabinowitz Family, New York, NY: Workman Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 458:",
          "text": "My mother never baked cookies when we were growing up. She didn’t buy them either. Dad was a diabetic and we were supposed to be on diets. But when no one was home, one could always sneak upstairs to Mama Hinda and Papa Harry’s apartment. They weren’t diabetic and they didn’t diet either, so don’t cry for me, Argentina.",
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        "(informal, humorous) Used to express that the speaker does not need sympathy or compassion."
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