| 单词 | to turn on the waterworks |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto turn on the waterworks (a) Tears, weeping, esp. when regarded as being forced, cynically manipulative, or overdramatic. In later use often in to turn on the waterworks. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > sorrow or grief > lamentation or expression of grief > weeping > [noun] wopOE reminga1200 weepingc1200 weepc1275 dolec1290 greetinga1300 greeta1325 grota1325 teara1340 tear1377 lachrymation?1530 gree?1567 waterworks1634 pipation1656 fletion1716 piping1779 ploration1828 blarting1898 1634 S. Hinde Free-will Offering 8 Alas, what are these my meditations, these water-works. 1647 J. Cleveland Poems in Char. London-diurnall (Wing C4662) 47 Not Bushells Wells can match a Poets eyes In wanton water-works. 1847 W. M. Thackeray Vanity Fair (1848) xiv. 116 ‘Oh, Miss B., I never thought to have seen this day!’ And the water-works again began to play. 1884 Frank Leslie's Sunday Mag. Oct. 360/1 Harry could not bear to see Clare cry. ‘Hold up!’ he cried. ‘This will never do. Hullo! no water-works here, if you please.’ 1928 J. Galsworthy Swan Song ii. xi. 194 Pitch it strong, but no waterworks. 1985 J. Adams Good Intentions xiv. 118 Don't, lady, he prayed silently—don't turn on the waterworks. 2013 Sun (Nexis) 26 Mar. 5 Our scarce resources should be allocated on a more objective basis, not based on who can turn on the waterworks in a doctor's surgery. < as lemmas |
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