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turn on the waterworks
idiom old-fashioneddisapproving
to start crying, especially too much or in a way that does not seem sincere: （尤指过分、不必要或假惺惺地）哭起来
You can turn on the waterworks all you want - I'm not going to change my mind!你想哭就哭吧——我是不会改变主意的！
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to cry
cryShe skinned her knee and began to cry.
weepMy lady, why do you weep?
cry your eyes outOur children cried their eyes out when our dog ran way.
sob your heart outShe waved goodbye to her parents, then went to the gate and sobbed her heart out.
cry bucketsEvery time I watch that film, I just cry buckets at the ending.
bawlI bawled when I found out I didn't win the prize.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Weeping and crying
bawl
blubber
boohoo
break down
bucket
burst out laughing/cryingidiom
close to tears
eye-watering
grizzle
have a sookidiom
lachrymose
lachrymosely
mewl
tear duct
tear something up
tear-stained
tear-streaked
teardrop
tearful
waterworks
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