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.
1. The phrase is used to talk about the earth that is broken up and flattened by a harrow.
2. If somebody is under the harrow, he or she is forced to experience distress, or torment.
1. About 1000 hectares of farmland have been under the harrow for 2 hours.
2. Many families are under the harrow because of the economic recession.