"turn on the waterworks" meaning in English

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        "To start crying, especially in a way that the speaker finds irritating."
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          "in a way",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dated, informal, figuratively) To start crying, especially in a way that the speaker finds irritating."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "crocodile tear"
        }
      ],
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        "dated",
        "figuratively",
        "informal"
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        "participle",
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    {
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
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        "To start crying, especially in a way that the speaker finds irritating."
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