| 单词 | to take it turn and turn about |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto take it turn and turn about (ii) turn and turn about: the action of doing something in turn; alternate or successive turns at doing something; (hence adverbially) in turn, by turns, alternately (frequently in to take it turn and turn about). Also †turn and turn (obsolete rare). ΚΠ 1811 Cobbett's Weekly Polit. Reg. 24 Apr. 998 It is only turn and turn about. He drew the French after him; well, and the French are now drawing him after them. 1834 S. Smith Sel. Lett. Major Jack Downing lxxi. 205 When one gits drunk, tother keeps sober, and so they take turn and turn about. 1840 E. E. Napier Scenes & Sports Foreign Lands II. v. 174 We took it turn and turn to send out [etc.]. 1848 E. C. Gaskell Mary Barton I. ix. 164 We took it turn and turn about to sit up and rock it. 1861 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) III. 135/2 Turn and turn about's fair play. Billy, now it's your turn. 2005 J. Banville Sea 193 The Colonel..wielded his condiment bottles turn and turn about like a spot-the-pea artist. 2012 J. Tolan Skills in Person-centred Counselling & Psychotherapy (ed. 2) x. 121 Does one of you always initiate contact, or do you take it turn and turn about? < as lemmas |
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