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Ways of expressing lack of sympathy

tough luck

used for saying that you have no sympathy for someone’s difficulty

too bad

used for showing that you are not sympathetic at all or you do not really care what someone else thinks

my heart bleeds (for someone)

used for saying that you feel sympathy for someone. This phrase is usually used in a humorous way to show that, in fact, you do not feel any sympathy at all.

you’re breaking my heart

used for telling someone that you do not feel any sympathy for them concerning what they have just told you

tough shit

used for saying that you have no sympathy for someone

tough

interjection

used for saying that you have no sympathy for someone

cyberloafing

using the Internet where you work, during working hours, for activities which are not work-related

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higgledy-piggledy

mixed together in a way that is not planned, organized, or tidy

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show a bit of ankle

… to reveal a small part of your intentions in order to attract support, without actually committing yourself to doing anything

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