| 单词 | out of one's turn |
| 释义 | > as lemmasout of one's turn (i) out of turn: out of one's due order or place in a series; also (and apparently in earliest use) in extended use (now chiefly with reference to ill-advised or tactless speech; cf. to speak out of turn at Phrases 1a(f)(ii)). Also (now rare) out of one's turn. ΚΠ 1646 H. Mill 2nd Pt. Nights Search xx. 108 Thou beg'st out of turn; nor canst thou cry With dolefull tones, to move the Passers by To draw their bounty. 1788 in J. Stevenson Observ. Coal-trade Port of Newcastle upon Tyne (1789) 45 Admits that, by the present law, the fitter, loading a ship out of its turn, is liable to a prosecution; has not heard any complaints of small ships loading out of turn till within this year and a half. 1888 Rules of Golf 5 Playing out of turn. 1969 P. Roth Portnoy's Complaint 14 I voluntarily and out of my turn set the table. 1995 G. Kamani Junglee Girl (1996) 159 I'm sorry, that was out of turn. I'm being insensitive and making a bigger mess of all of this. 2014 T. McCulloch Stillman 65 Have I said something out of turn? < as lemmas |
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