Turn on the waterworks disapproving spoken language verb phrase
Used when one starts crying in order to get sympathy or attention
Turn on the waterworks if you want, but I won't change my mind.
Turning on the waterworks never works to me.
It's useless to turn on the waterworks. I won't help you.
The kids turned on the waterworks after I refused to buy them new toys.
A towel to dry one's tears.
Used to describe a baby who cries loudly
To weep or cry a lot and for a long time
To weep a lot and even profusely
The verb "turn" must be conjugated according to its tense.
The similarity between the children and their parents
I looked at my father's eyes, then looked at my eyes. I thought the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.