- turn on the waterworks
- Australian Slangcry loudly and profusely, especially for the sake of gaining sympathy or getting one's own way
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turn on the waterworks
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turn on the waterworks — phrase to start crying, especially in order to get someone’s sympathy Thesaurus: to cry, or to start cryingsynonym Main entry: waterworks * * * turn on the waterworks informal : to start crying especially in order to get sympathy from someone… … Useful english dictionary
turn on the waterworks — in. to begin to cry. □ His lower lip was quivering, and I knew he was going to turn on the waterworks. □ Now, now! Don’t turn on the waterworks. Cheer up! … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
turn on the waterworks — If someone turns on the waterworks, they start to cry, especially to obtain something. If he doesn t get what he wants, the child immediately turns on the waterworks … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
turn on the waterworks — humorous to start crying in order to get what you want. He always turns on the waterworks if he doesn t get exactly what he wants … New idioms dictionary
Turn on the waterworks — cry loudly and profusely, especially for the sake of gaining sympathy or getting one s own way … Dictionary of Australian slang
turn on the waterworks — cry very loudly and profusely … English contemporary dictionary
turn on the waterworks — to start crying, especially in order to get someone s sympathy … English dictionary
The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks — infobox Book name = The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks orig title = translator = author = Joanna Cole illustrator = Bruce Degan country = United States language = English series = The Magic School Bus classification = Fiction genre =… … Wikipedia
waterworks — [wôt′ərwʉrks΄] pl.n. 1. [often with sing. v.] a) a system of reservoirs, pumps, pipes, etc., used to bring a water supply to a town or city b) a pumping station in such a system, with its machinery, filters, etc. 2. Slang tears: usually in turn… … English World dictionary
waterworks — wa|ter|works [ˈwo:təwə:ks US ˈwo:tərwə:rks, ˈwa: ] n [plural] 1.) the system of pipes and water supplies in a town or city 2.) a building from which water is cleaned and pumped to houses, buildings etc 3.) turn on the waterworks informal to start … Dictionary of contemporary English
