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turn on the waterworks turn on the waterworksTo start crying profusely, either genuinely or in order to get attention. My little sister turns on the waterworks the moment she doesn't get what she wants. I could tell the kid was about to turn on the waterworks, so I bought him an ice cream.See also: on, turnturn on the waterworksFig. to begin to cry. Every time Billy got homesick, he turned on the waterworks. Sally hurt her knee and turned on the waterworks for about twenty minutes.See also: on, turnturn on the waterworksStart to weep, as in Whenever Dad refuses a request of hers she turns on the waterworks. This term implies that one begins to weep deliberately, as though switching on a system of pipes connected to reservoirs. See also: on, turnturn on the ˈwaterworks (informal, disapproving) start crying, especially in order to get sympathy or attention: You can turn off the waterworks for a start, as that won’t make me change my mind.See also: on, turnturn on the waterworks in. to begin to cry. His lower lip was quivering, and I knew he was going to turn on the waterworks. See also: on, turn |